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Subperiosteal osteoid osteoma: A case report

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A 32-year-old woman with persistent knee pain, similar to that caused by a meniscus tear, was found to have a subperiosteal osteoid osteoma of the medial condyle of the knee. Osteoid osteoma with this presentation and location does not seem to have been reported previously.

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Bei einer 32jährigen Patientin, die ständig über einen Schmerz, ähnlich dem einer Miniskusverletzung, am Knie klagte, stellte sich ein gutartiger Tumor unter der Knochenhaut in der Höhe des Kondylus heraus. Von der Anwesenheit eines gutartigen Tumors an solcher Stelle wurde noch nie berichtet.

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Tudisco, C., Ippolito, E. Subperiosteal osteoid osteoma: A case report. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 104, 398–399 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00454441

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