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Case Reports
. 1999 Feb;24(1):133-4.
doi: 10.1054/jhsb.1998.0048.

Painless osteoid osteoma in a metacarpal

S Basu  1 , P Basu, J K Dowell
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Painless osteoid osteoma in a metacarpal

S Basu et al. J Hand Surg Br. 1999 Feb.

Abstract

Osteoid osteoma is a benign primary tumour of bone occurring in the first two decades of life. It presents with pain and is uncommon in the hand, particularly so in the metacarpals. We report a painless osteoid osteoma affecting a metacarpal.

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