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Background: Osteoid osteoma(OO) is a relatively common
benign skeletal neoplasm of unknown etiology that is
composed of osteoid and woven bone, usually seen in
adolescent and young males Although, the clinical,
radiological and scintigraphic features of OO have been
well described, these features may be misleading or altered
in the cases of lesser trochanter of the femur which is
relatively uncommon location for OO with a few number of
cases reported up to date.
Case Presentation: We report a case of a 20-year-old man
who presented with painful limpThe pain had begun six
months earlier and was made worse by walking and by
exercise., with normal initial X-rays .The diagnosis was
made after six months when typical Computed tomography,
magneti
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