Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review

Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review

Anterior Knee Pain (AKP) is an important cause of complaint in adolescents which can suggest many possible diseases. Scientific literature concerning this complex symptom is wide and diversified. We report a rare case of patellar osteoid osteoma which affected a thirteen-year-old female who had suff...

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Main Authors: Claudio Chillemi, Vincenzo Franceschini, Massimiliano D’Erme, Giorgio Ippolito, Pasquale Farsetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/746472
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spelling doaj-8977f4841a2747048241dd3f8f2283db2020-11-25T01:49:13ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/746472746472Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature ReviewClaudio Chillemi0Vincenzo Franceschini1Massimiliano D’Erme2Giorgio Ippolito3Pasquale Farsetti4Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico (ICOT), Via Faggiana 1668, 04100 Latina, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Sapienza University of Rome, ICOT, Via Faggiana 1668, 04100 Latina, ItalyDepartment of Radiology, Istituto Chirurgico Ortopedico Traumatologico (ICOT), Via Faggiana 1668, 04100 Latina, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Sapienza University of Rome, ICOT, Via Faggiana 1668, 04100 Latina, ItalyDepartment of Orthopaedics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via del Politecnico 1, 00133 Rome, ItalyAnterior Knee Pain (AKP) is an important cause of complaint in adolescents which can suggest many possible diseases. Scientific literature concerning this complex symptom is wide and diversified. We report a rare case of patellar osteoid osteoma which affected a thirteen-year-old female who had suffered from anterior left knee pain for almost six months. The diagnosis was suspected from an accurate anamnesis, a careful clinical examination, and confirmed by imaging. Several minimally invasive techniques can be employed to treat osteoid osteoma. However, we consider CT-guided percutaneous drilling the safest and most effective procedure in case of patellar location. Despite its rarity, patellar osteoid osteoma ranges in the differential diagnosis for all patients suffering from AKP.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/746472
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Giorgio Ippolito
Pasquale Farsetti
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Vincenzo Franceschini
Massimiliano D’Erme
Giorgio Ippolito
Pasquale Farsetti
Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review
Case Reports in Medicine
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Vincenzo Franceschini
Massimiliano D’Erme
Giorgio Ippolito
Pasquale Farsetti
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title Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Patellar Osteoid Osteoma as a Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in Adolescents: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort patellar osteoid osteoma as a cause of anterior knee pain in adolescents: a case report and literature review
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publishDate 2013-01-01
description Anterior Knee Pain (AKP) is an important cause of complaint in adolescents which can suggest many possible diseases. Scientific literature concerning this complex symptom is wide and diversified. We report a rare case of patellar osteoid osteoma which affected a thirteen-year-old female who had suffered from anterior left knee pain for almost six months. The diagnosis was suspected from an accurate anamnesis, a careful clinical examination, and confirmed by imaging. Several minimally invasive techniques can be employed to treat osteoid osteoma. However, we consider CT-guided percutaneous drilling the safest and most effective procedure in case of patellar location. Despite its rarity, patellar osteoid osteoma ranges in the differential diagnosis for all patients suffering from AKP.
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