title: Osteobastoma of the Talus: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Osteoblastoma is benign bone forming tumour with rare malignant transformation. The common locations include spine, proximal humerus and hip. It rarely affects the talus. A case of osteoblastoma of the talus in a 33-years old healthy male who presented to the foot and ankle clinic in October 2015 complaining of pain of the right ankle for 12 months following football injury is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopedics, Tameside NHS Hospital, Ashton-Under-Lyne, UK. Electronic address: Hassanfarouk80@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elsayed
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopedics, Tameside NHS Hospital, Ashton-Under-Lyne, UK.
authors.forename: Ananya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puttaraju
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic & Oncological Surgeon, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, UK.
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cribb
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic & Oncological Surgeon, The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Oswestry, UK.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cool
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopedics, Tameside NHS Hospital, Ashton-Under-Lyne, UK.
authors.forename: Hytham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Afifi
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopedics, Tameside NHS Hospital, Ashton-Under-Lyne, UK.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abdalla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018215:Osteoblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013628:Talus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Osteoblastoma; Talus tumour