Effectiveness and reliability of traditional open surgery in atypical localizations of osteoid osteoma

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Ayas M. S., Gul O., OKUTAN A. E., KERİMOĞLU S., Yildiz M., TURHAN A. U., ...More

JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY, vol.31, no.3, pp.541-547, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5606/ehc.2020.74333
  • Journal Name: JOINT DISEASES AND RELATED SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.541-547
  • Keywords: Atypical, open surgery, osteoid osteoma, radiofrequency ablation, traditional, visual analog scale, PERCUTANEOUS RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, THERMAL ABLATION
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate traditional open surgery results of osteoid osteomas (OOs) in atypical localizations and explore whether open surgery can be a safe alternative in localizations where radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may not be suitable.