title: Osteoid osteoma of the carpal bones.
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that rarely localizes in the hand or the carpal bones. We report two cases of osteoid osteoma localized in two different carpal bones. Unremitting wrist pain was a major clinical symptom. Surgical treatment including excision of the nidus was dramatically curative. In young patients, osteoid osteoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic wrist pain.
authors.affiliation: Selçuk Universitesi, Tip Fak, Ortopedi ve Travmatoloji Kliniği, Konya, Turkey. marazi19@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arazi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Memik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yel
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Oğün
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002348:Carpal Bones; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed