title: Recurrent intra-articular osteoid osteoma of the hip after radiofrequency ablation: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present a case of a 53-year-old woman with recurrent intra-articular osteoid osteoma of the hip 6 months after initial treatment with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation. En bloc surgical excision of the osteoid osteoma and prophylactic internal fixation for impending stress fracture was performed. The patient is pain free, has returned to normal function and there is no sign of recurrence at the one-year follow-up. Intraarticular osteoid osteoma, present a diagnostic challenge and often they are misdiagnosed. Minimally invasive ablation techniques can fail in significant percentage and then surgical excision with histological confirmation remains the definitive treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Athens University, Konstantopoulion "Agia Olga" General Hospital, Athens, P.C 15124, Greece. bniko@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Efstathopoulos
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sapkas
authors.forename: Fragiskos N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Xypnitos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lazarettos
authors.forename: Demetrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Korres
authors.forename: Vassilios S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Nikolaou