intra articular
Management
Operative v Nonoperative Literature
1. Buckley etal JBJS Am 2002
Prospective multi-centred RCT
- 309 displaced intra-articular fractures
- operative v non operative management
- 2 year follow up
Findings
- used patient orientated functional outcomes
- overall VAS and SF36 not significantly different between 2 groups
Improved Operative Outcome if
- not workers compensation
- women
- < 29
Osteoid Osteoma
Definition
Benign, bone-forming neoplasm
- characterized by a small nidus of neoplastic tissue
- surrounded by a wide zone of mature, reactive bone
Epidemiology
10% of benign bone tumours
Age 5-25
M:F 2:1
Aetiology
Unknown
- thought may be glomus tumour of bone
Pain secondary to prostaglandin production