title: Osteoid osteoma of the tibial tubercle--an unusual cause of anterior knee pain.
abstract: This case report describes an atypical cause of anterior knee pain in an adolescent male. The osteoid osteoma was located in the tibial apophysis.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Hartlepool, Holdforth Road, Hartlepool, UK. ayazl@aol.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakdawala
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carsi
authors.forename: C M E
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lennox
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome