title: Osteochondroma of the talus: an unusual location.
abstract: Osteochondroma rarely affects talus although it is the most common primary bone tumor. We report a case of talar osteochondroma in a 6 year-old boy. There was no recurrence two years after the local resection of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Zübeyde Hanim Practice and Research Center, Başkent University, İzmir, Turkey. hakanboya@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boya
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Afyonkocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozal
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Afyonkocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ciğdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tokyol
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015831:Osteochondroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013628:Talus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome