ArticleSkeletal radiology2020
Radiofrequency ablation vs microwave ablation for osteoid osteomas: long-term results.
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- The surgical management of osteoid osteoma: A systematic review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Microwave Ablation for Osteoid Osteoma: A Retrospective Analysis of 35 Cases.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of precise microwave ablation combined with spinal tumor separation surgery for managing spinal metastases.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Radiofrequency vs. Microwave Ablation in Osteoid Osteoma: Comparative Outcomes and Prognostic Factors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Percutaneous Management of Benign Bone Cysts and Tumors in Children.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2025Review
- The efficacy and safety of microwave ablation in managing osteoid osteoma: a systematic review.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2025Article
- Osteoid osteoma of third metatarsal bone treated with radiofrequency ablation: Case report, imaging findings and review of the literature.Radiology case reports · 2024Article
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- Interventional Radiology's Osteoid Osteoma Management: Percutaneous Thermal Ablation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Osteoid osteoma: which is the best mininvasive treatment option?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2021Review
- Osteoid Osteoma Treatment with Microwave Ablation: A Report of Two Cases.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Article
- Soft tissue recurrence of an osteoid osteoma: an exceptional observation.Skeletal radiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveOsteoid osteomas are benign bone tumors commonly treated using thermal ablation. We compare the technical success, complication rates, and long-term efficacy of the two most common ablation types: radiofrequency and microwave. MATERIALS AND
methodsA retrospective study was performed of all osteoid osteoma ablation procedures between 2007 and 2017. A ten-point numerical pain scale was used to quantify symptoms before and after the procedures with > 12-month follow-up. Complications were reported using the Society of Interventional Radiology Adverse Events reporting criteria.
resultsTwenty-nine patients successfully underwent 15 radiofrequency ablations and 15 microwave ablations with a technical success rate of 83% for radiofrequency and 100% for microwave (p = 0.23). Long-term recurrence rates (p = 1.0) and complication rates (p = 0.60) were not significantly different for the groups. One patient developed a skin burn following microwave ablation and another developed 12 months of sciatic neuropathy following radiofrequency ablation.
conclusionMicrowave and radiofrequency ablation are safe and effective methods for treating osteoid osteomas with similar long-term efficacies. Although radiofrequency ablation is more commonly reported to result in skin burns, this complication can arise during microwave ablation.
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