title: [Mono-arthritis of the hand: case report of osteoid osteoma].
abstract: Osteoid osteoma is a rare occurrence at the hand. There is often a long delay before the diagnosis because the clinical signs mimic other frequent affections of the hand. We report the case of a 24-year old female patient suffering from an osteoid osteoma in the first phalanx of a finger. The diagnosis was made four years after the first symptoms. We started by a curettage-biopsy, followed in a second operative step by cauterization and filling up the defect by a bone autograft. Six months after the surgery, the patient was no longer experiencing any symptom. This rare case demonstrates that osteoid osteoma remains a possible diagnosis in chronic pain affecting the hand.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rousié
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sattari
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Schuind
mesh_terms: D001168:Arthritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D064592:Autografts / Q000637:transplantation; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D050278:Finger Phalanges; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult