Basu S, Basu P, Dowell J K
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK.
J Hand Surg Br. 1999 Feb;24(1):133-4. doi: 10.1054/jhsb.1998.0048.
Osteoid osteoma is a benign primary tumour of bone occurring in the first two decades of life. It presents with pain and is uncommon in the hand, particularly so in the metacarpals. We report a painless osteoid osteoma affecting a metacarpal.