title: Arthroscopic removal of an osteoid osteoma of the talus: a case report.
abstract: This article describes a patient with a 10-year history of persistent ankle pain. Differential diagnosis included osteoid osteoma and anterior ankle impingement. This patient subsequently underwent arthroscopic excision of a lesion on the talar neck following a complete radiographic work-up, which was nondiagnostic. The diagnosis of osteoid osteoma was finalized upon pathologic study of the arthroscopic shavings. The use of a motorized instrument for excision did not preclude pathologic evaluation of the specimen. Therefore, in an accessible location on the talar neck, arthroscopic excision of an osteoid osteoma can be performed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Joint Diseases-Orthopaedic Institute, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Jarolem
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sheskier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cisa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*