Misdiagnosed iuxta-articular osteoid osteoma of the calcaneus following an injury

摘要: Abstract. The diagnosis of osteoid osteoma, in usual localizations, is generally simple. In iuxta-articular localizations this tumor may be unrecognized and the delayed. Injury has been sometimes correlated with onset symptoms can make even more difficult.We present a case osteoma calcaneus to subtalar joint 17-year-old basketball player. He had history initial injury, ankle sprain during training, followed by pain swelling. was initially treated for lateral ligament lesion unsatisfactory results. After acute trauma changed becoming chronic mostly nocturnal disappearing when rofecoxib taken. Standard x-ray didn’t show lesion.Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) scintigraphic results were not well interpreted but these clinical changes Computed Tomography (CT) images supported osteoma. complete resection bone resolved all histological report confirmed suspected diagnosis.