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Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor that rarely localizes in the hand or the carpal bones. We report two cases of osteoid osteoma localized in two different carpal bones. Unremitting wrist pain was a major clinical symptom. Surgical treatment including excision of the nidus was dramatically curative. In young patients, osteoid osteoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic wrist pain.
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Received: 21 May 1999
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Arazi, M., Memik, R., Yel, M. et al. Osteoid osteoma of the carpal bones. Arch Orth Traum Surg 121, 119–120 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020000152
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020000152