title: Osteoid osteoma after a stress fracture of the tibia: a case report.
abstract: A 24-year-old man presented with a stress fracture over his left tibia following an infantry training 6 years ago. X-rays of his left tibia revealed a stress fracture and bone scan showed marked tracer uptake at the fracture. He was treated conservatively but his pain persisted since then. Five years later, X-rays and histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of osteoid osteoma. The stress fracture may act as a trigger for the formation of osteoid osteoma and caused a delay in diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soon
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000209:etiology*; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000150:complications*