Osteoid Osteoma at the Proximal Diaphysis of the Fifth Metatarsal.

The foot is rarely the focus of osteoid osteoma, and only a few of those cases are related to the fifth metatarsal. The present case demonstrates that atypical symptoms with suspicious findings on plain radiographs that are not associated with trauma must be analyzed carefully to determine the nature of the lesion and perform the precise treatment to obtain and sustain the cure. A 29-year-old man presented to the outpatient clinic with a 2-year history of chronic pain in the lateral aspect of his left forefoot.

Insufficiency femoral fractures in patients undergoing prolonged alendronate therapy.

A 76-year-old woman complaining of pain and swelling in her right thigh was admitted to our clinic. She had been undergoing alendronate therapy for more than 10 years. Physical examination revealed a mild swelling, pathologic motion and pain in her right thigh.