Osteoid osteoma-this is a small, benign tumor that is very painful, especially at night. the pain is typically relieved only by aspirin. radiographs are distinctive as described. osteochondromas...Read More
Avoidance of activity until resolution of pain-the patient in this vignette has myositis ossificans of the brachialis muscle. following blunt trauma, a hematoma develops that gradually becomes...Read More
Low levels of free thyroxin (t4) associated with elevated levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)-this patient has x-ray evidence of a slipped capital femoral epiphysis (scfe). this disorder is...Read More
This condition is most common during or recently after a rapid growth spurt-this patient has osgood-schlatter disease, which results from an avulsion of a portion of the ossification center causing...Read More
