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ArticleCureus2019

A Rare Cause of Anterior Knee Pain in a Young Athlete and a Delayed Diagnosis: Osteoid Osteoma of the Patella.

Eftychios Papagrigorakis, Ioannis S Benetos, Matthaios Bakalakos, Meletis Rozis, Spiros Pneumaticos

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Article in Cureus, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eftychios PapagrigorakisOrthopaedics, KAT Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Ioannis S BenetosOrthopaedics, University of Athens, KAT Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Matthaios BakalakosOrthopaedics, University of Athens, KAT Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Meletis RozisOrthopaedics, University of Athens, KAT Trauma Hospital, Athens, GRC.
Spiros PneumaticosOrthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, KAT Hospital, Athens, GRC.
General Hospital of Attica · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRAthens State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intra-articular osteoid osteomas are a rare cause of articular pain. Their diagnosis can be challenging due to their non-specific clinical presentation and imaging characteristics. We present the case of a young soccer player with a 12-month history of anterior knee pain that was first attributed to Sinding Larsen Johansson syndrome and then to Hoffa's syndrome. A CT scan was performed that revealed the localization of an osteoid osteoma of the patella. The patient was successfully treated by percutaneous radiofrequency ablation under CT guidance without complications and returned to full sports activity. Although a rare entity, osteoid osteoma of the patella with its atypical clinical features could be included in the differential diagnosis of persistent anterior knee pain in the young adult. High clinical suspicion is necessary to avoid delay in diagnosis and irrelevant procedures for the patient.

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anterior knee painathleteosteoid osteomapatella

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PMID31988821
PMCPMC6970096
OpenAlexW2995443471

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