Arthroscopic Removal of an Osteoid Osteoma of the Talus: A Case Report

• Published in: Foot & ankle international Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 212 - 215
• Main Authors: Resnick, Ronald B., Jarolem, Kenneth L., Sheskier, Steven C., Desai, Panna, Cisa, Jordi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-04-1995
• Subjects: Adult; Ankle; Arthroscopy; Bone Neoplasms - complications; Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bone Neoplasms - surgery; Chronic Disease; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Osteoma, Osteoid - complications; Osteoma, Osteoid - diagnostic imaging; Osteoma, Osteoid - surgery; Pain, Intractable - diagnostic imaging; Pain, Intractable - etiology; Pain, Intractable - surgery; Radiography; Talus - diagnostic imaging; Talus - surgery
• ISSN: 1071-1007; 1944-7876
• DOI: 10.1177/107110079501600409

This article describes a patient with a 10-year history of persistent ankle pain. Differential diagnosis included osteoid osteoma and anterior ankle impingement. This patient subsequently underwent arthroscopic excision of a lesion on the talar neck following a complete radiographic work-up, which was nondiagnostic. The diagnosis of osteoid osteoma was finalized upon pathologic study of the arthroscopic shavings. The use of a motorized instrument for excision did not preclude pathologic evaluation of the specimen. Therefore, in an accessible location on the talar neck, arthroscopic excision of an osteoid osteoma can be performed.