Osteolytic pseudotumor induced by a piece of wood

ABSTRACT

A case of osteolytic lesion in the right proximal tibia due to an intraosseous wooden foreign body in a 20 years old man is described. Surgical treatment that consisted of removal of foreign body granuloma followed by bone grafting resulted in good clinical and radiological outcome with excellent and painless range of movement of the knee and incorporation of the graft. Areview of the relevant literature showed that our case was unique in some respects, particularly as regards the size and site of the foreign body and the extent of injury. In any case of osteolytic or osteoblastic lesion, the possibility of a pseudotumor should be considered in the differential diagnosis and recent imaging techniques should be used