The text is actually from " "'Image-guided radiofrequency ablation is now the standard treatment for osteoid osteoma, as the procedure "'can be performed with "'higher rates of technical success, decreased morbidity, and lower cost than those obtained with open surgery " '"
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Since the procedure was first introduced for the treatment of osteoid osteomas in the 1990s, it has been shown in numerous studies to be less invasive and expensive, to result in less bone destruction and to have equivalent safety and efficacy to surgical techniques, with 66 to 95 % of patients reporting freedom from symptoms.
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Since the procedure was first introduced for the treatment of osteoid osteomas in the early 1990s, it has been shown in numerous studies to be less invasive and expensive, to result in less bone destruction and to have equivalent safety and efficacy to surgical techniques, with 66 to 96 % of patients reporting freedom from symptoms.
