Observational Study
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World J Orthop. Jul 18, 2021; 12(7): 505-514
Published online Jul 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i7.505
Arthroscopic removal as an effective treatment option for intra-articular osteoid osteoma of the knee
Mihovil Plečko, Alan Mahnik, Damjan Dimnjaković, Ivan Bojanić
Mihovil Plečko, Alan Mahnik, Damjan Dimnjaković, Ivan Bojanić, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Ivan Bojanić, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
Author contributions: Bojanić I designed the study; Plečko M and Mahnik A participated in the acquisition of data; Plečko M, Dimnjaković D and Bojanić I analyzed the data, and drafted the initial manuscript; Mahnik A revised the article critically for important intellectual content; Plečko M, Mahnik A, Dimnjaković D and Bojanić I approved the final version of the article to be submitted.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee (8.1-20/187-2 No. 02/21 AG).
Informed consent statement: All participants agreed to be enrolled in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement-checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Mihovil Plečko, MD, Doctor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Šalata 7, Zagreb 10000, Croatia. mplecko@kbc-zagreb.hr
Received: February 27, 2021
Peer-review started: February 27, 2021
First decision: March 31, 2021
Revised: April 7, 2021
Accepted: July 12, 2021
Article in press: July 12, 2021
Published online: July 18, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Advantages of the arthroscopic or arthroscopic assisted removal of the intra-articular osteoid osteoma of the knee are the ability to obtain adequate material for histopathologic analysis and to perform neither excessive nor insufficient excision, thus avoiding disease recurrence, as well as chondral lesions and bone necrosis.