[An update for the treatment of osteoid osteoma]

Osteoid osteoma is frequent benign tumor, descripted initially by Bergstrand in 1930 followed by Jaffe in 1935. The painful feature of the osteoid osteoma explains the specific consideration by the medical community for this entity. The debate was focused on pathologic and imaging pattern as well as the treatment modalities. Currently, the treatment options are varied and percutaneous treatment is increasingly used. The radiofrequency is widely validated as efficient method without serious adverse and with low rate of recurrence. We hope through this this work to revue the current knowledge of the treatment of osteoid osteoma.