Pathologic Femur Fracture Through Osteoid Osteoma After Radiofrequency Ablation: Case Report and Review of The Literature

Authors

Nathan B Rogers
Brennan P Roper
Alfred A Mansour

Language

English

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Journal

Case Reports in Orthopedics

DOI

10.1155/2021/5560037

PMID

34367706

PMCID

PMC8337104

PubMedCentral® Posted Date

July 2021

PubMedCentral® Full Text Version

Post-print

Abstract

This is a case report of a 4-year-old girl who sustained a femoral shaft fracture 2 weeks after radiofrequency ablation of an osteoid osteoma. The fracture occurred after a relatively low-energy impact, jumping off the second to last step of a staircase. The pathologic fracture was successfully treated with closed reduction and spica casting, with full return to activities. Cases have been reported in the literature of femoral shaft fractures in older patients after radiofrequency ablation, but all are farther out than 2 weeks and none in patients as young as 4 years.

Published Open-Access

yes

Recommended Citation

Nathan B Rogers, Brennan P Roper, and Alfred A Mansour, "Pathologic Femur Fracture Through Osteoid Osteoma After Radiofrequency Ablation: Case Report and Review of The Literature" (2021). Faculty, Staff and Student Publications. 1839.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/uthmed_docs/1839