title: [Osteoid osteoma of the lower end of the femur--a diagnostic problem].
abstract: Joint symptoms may be the first manifestations of juxta-articular osteoid osteoma; therefore, diagnosis may be difficult. We report the case of a young athlete who presented an osteoid osteoma of the distal part of the femur. Correct diagnosis was delayed by the presence of a pathological mid-patellar plica synovialis and the absence of modifications on standard X-rays.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Linthoudt
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vernet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pazera
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ott
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: L'ostéome ostéoïde de l'extrémité inférieure du fémur--un problème diagnostique.