What is the absolute incidence of osteoid osteoma? The absolute
incidence and not as a percentage of all benigne bone tumors (12% of
all benigne bone tumors)
Only answers with peer reviewed  references will be honored

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Clarification of Question by doctorgooogle-ga on 13 Nov 2005 10:20 PST

Only answers with peer reviewed references or medical textbooks will be honored

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Request for Question Clarification by welte-ga on 25 Nov 2005 18:41 PST

Hi doctorgooogle-ga,  I haven't been able to find the absolute
incidence, but I suspect that you can find it in the original source. 
The latest edition of the text is from 1996 and is based on a large
series of patients at the Mayo Clinic.  Most sources still site the
1986 edition.  Here's the reference:


Dahlin's Bone Tumors: General Aspects and Data on 11,087 Cases, 5th Edition 
By K. Krishnan Unni, David C. 
Hardcover  /  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  /  February 1996  /  0397516657
List Price $179.00


Here are a couple of places you might find the text:

://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=0397516657&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0397516657/104-9089673-4298302?v=glance&n=283155&v=glance


Best,

          -welte-ga

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Clarification of Question by doctorgooogle-ga on 28 Nov 2005 22:56 PST

Please do not send the following referece:
Dahlin's Bone Tumors. 
You can read this link http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic498.htm