Fracture-Site Osteoid Osteoma in a 26-Year-Old Man

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Osteoid osteoma is a benign osteoblastic lesion of bone. Osteoid osteomas make up approximately 11% of all biopsy-analyzed primary bone tumors.¹ After Bergstrand² and then Jaffe³ first described this tumor, it was more frequently reported in various parts of the human skeleton. Most often, the tumor occurs in the diaphyseal area of the long bones, particularly the femur and the tibia, but there are many reports of metaphyseal and epiphyseal involvement,⁴ as well as occurrence in almost every bone in the body. Diagnosing osteoid osteoma can be a significant challenge. This tumor has occurred in unusual clinical backgrounds,
which can make diagnosis even more difficult.

In this article, we report a case of osteoid osteoma within a tibial fracture callus, presenting with persistent pain after union.