ArticleActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2019
The safety and the efficacy of computed tomography guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma.
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- The surgical management of osteoid osteoma: A systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
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- Computer-navigated, stereotactic navigation for percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteomas: dose comparison and procedure times.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The efficacy and safety of microwave ablation in managing osteoid osteoma: a systematic review.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2025Article
- [Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of osteoid osteoma: results from 9 years of experience in a third-level center.]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2024Article
- CT-guided radiofrequency ablation of painful intra-articular osteoid osteoma in children: Is there a concern for cartilage damage?La Radiologia medica · 2023Article
- Osteoid Osteoma in an Adult Wheelchair Basketball Player Mimicking Musculoskeletal Shoulder Pain: Red Flag or a Red Herring?Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Article
- Osteoid osteoma: which is the best mininvasive treatment option?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Review
- Hip arthroscopy has good clinical outcomes in the treatment of osteoid osteoma of the acetabulum.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Pathologic Femur Fracture through Osteoid Osteoma after Radiofrequency Ablation: Case Report and Review of the Literature.Case reports in orthopedics · 2021Article
- Clinical Guideline for Microwave Ablation of Bone Tumors in Extremities.Orthopaedic surgery · 2020Article
- Secondary radiological findings of osteoid osteoma as muscular atrophy and synovitis in paediatric and adult patients.Polish journal of radiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of Computed Tomography (CT) guided percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in the treatment of osteoid osteoma (OO).
methodsA total of 116 patients (82 male and 34 female patients; mean age of 17.7 years; age range 13-months-42 years) who had 118 CT guided RFA treatment between June 2015 and November 2018 (42 moths) with the diagnosis of OO were included in this study. All the patients had pre-procedural CT examinations. The clinical and technical success and the safety of the treatment were evaluated by assessing the clinical pain symptoms, complication rates and recovery of posture and gait.
resultsAll the patients had a favorable immediate relief of the known pain caused by osteoid osteoma in 24 h after the procedure. Only in two patients (15-years-old boy with OO in right femoral neck and a 12 years old boy with OO in femur diaphysis) pain relapse was occurred in 3 months and 12 months after RFA and a second RFA was performed. During follow-up they had no pain. The technical success and efficacy-rates of the procedure were recorded as 100% and 98% respectively in this study. No significant complication was observed during treatment or recovery period. Seven minor complications were noted which were successfully treated.
conclusionThe rapid relief of pain symptoms, low relapse rate and low complication rates demonstrate the efficacy and safety of RFA therapy. RFA is an out-patient procedure that patients can be mobilized immediately after the procedure. RFA can be safely used as a first choice of treatment method in OO therapy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic study.
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