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Abstract
A rare case of osteoblastoma of the carpal scaphoid is presented. Review of the literature revealed two more cases that have been previously reported. The authors present the diagnostic difficulties and the treatment which was applied: proximal row carpectomy and tendon transfers for wrist stabilization. Treatment options, according to the literature, also include scaphoidectomy and tumor curettage with bone grafting.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12584985
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Orthop Belg ISSN: 0001-6462 Impact factor: 0.500