Osteoid osteoma is a benign osteoblastic tumour, first described by Jaffe and Moyer in 1935. It usually occurs between the second and third decades of life, more frequently in men (men:women, 2:1) (Themistocleous et al, 2005; Laffosse et al, 2006). It occurs less frequently in the carpal bones and is often misdiagnosed because of the varying clinical signs associated with it. The objective of this paper is to retrospectively evaluate a case of osteoid osteoma of the scaphoid bone, a condition that is often confused with other clinical entities.
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