Osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of the hallux: a case report of a challenging diagnosis

Attilio Basile; Federico Maria Liuni; Alberto Fontanarosa; Carmine Zoccali; Jacopo Baldi; Riccardo Maria Lanzetti

doi:10.23750/abm.v91i2.8493

Osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of the hallux: a case report of a challenging diagnosis

Authors

Attilio Basile Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini, Rome, Italy
Federico Maria Liuni Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Santa Maria Hospital, Borgo Val di Taro (PR), Italy
Alberto Fontanarosa Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Santa Maria Hospital, Borgo Val di Taro (PR), Italy
Carmine Zoccali Oncological Orthopedics Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
Jacopo Baldi Oncological Orthopedics Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
Riccardo Maria Lanzetti Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini

Keywords:

osteoid osteoma, foot, hallux, phalanx, excision.

Abstract

Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone lesion that accounts for approximately 10% to 12% of all benign bone tumors. More than 80% of lesions occur in patients between 5 to 25 years old; males are more commonly affected with a ratio of 3:1. The foot is rarely involved: its involvement is less than 4% in the foot and of 1.7% in the metatarsals. In this paper we discuss the case of a 27-years-old woman with a 12 months follow-up, presented with an osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of the great toe that underwent an en-bloc excision of the lesion and subsequent filling with cancellous autograft from the ipsilateral calcaneus.

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