[Osteoid osteoma in childhood (author's transl)]

15 cases of osteoïd osteoma are studied and the various investigations are considered. The authors underline the specific characters of this bony tumour of which early diagnosis is difficult for the X-ray signs often delay. They emphasize a complet pathologic investigation of all the specimens. The prognosis is evaluated and possibility of relapse. So the rules of the surgical treatment of the osteoïd osteoma are stated.