PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kamrani, Reza S.
AU  - Kiani, Kambiz
AU  - Mazlouman, Shahriar J.
TI  - A simple method for percutaneous resection of osteoid osteoma
DP  - 2007 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 607--611
VI  - 28
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/607.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/4/607.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Apr 01; 28
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To introduce a method that can be performed with minimal equipments available to most orthopedic surgeons and precludes the extensive anesthetic and ablative requirements.METHODS: A percutaneous lead tunnel was first established in the cortex next to the nidus under computerized tomography guidance with local anesthesia; then the nidus was curetted in the operating room through the lead tunnel. The study was performed in Shariati Hospital in Tehran, Iran, from September 2002 to December 2005.RESULTS: Nineteen patients were treated with this method with 94.7% cure rate. The diagnosis was histologically confirmed in 16 cases (84.2%). Failure occurred in one patient. The patients had a mean follow-up of 13.5 months with no recurrence of symptoms with mean hospitalization time of 1.6 days.CONCLUSION: This technique is simple, minimally invasive and effective. It needs no especial equipments and provides the material for tissue diagnosis.