Treatment of Pathological Proximal Femur Fracture in a Child With a Unicameral Bone Cyst: A Case Report.

Pathological proximal femur fractures secondary to unicameral bone cysts in the pediatric age group are uncommon. Despite the development of modern surgical treatments and implant choices, it is still debatable what the gold standard of treatment is for a unicameral bone cyst with pathological proximal femur fractures. We report a case of an eight-year-old child with a unicameral bone cyst and pathological fracture of the proximal right femur who was surgically treated with curettage, synthetic bone graft, and a pediatric hip plate as the choice of implant for osteosynthesis and stability.

The Core outcome Clubfoot (CoCo) study: relapse, with poorer clinical and quality of life outcomes, affects 37% of idiopathic clubfoot patients.

Aims: There is a lack of high-quality research investigating outcomes of Ponseti-treated idiopathic clubfeet and correlation with relapse. This study assessed clinical and quality of life (QoL) outcomes using a standardized core outcome set (COS), comparing children with and without relapse.

Methods: A total of 11 international centres participated in this institutional review board-approved observational study.

Percutaneous microwave ablation, perfusion, and reconstruction combined with a synthetic bone substitute in symptomatic bone cysts: a minimum of 26 months follow-up.

Purpose: The objective was to describe the technique and clinical outcome of microwave thermal ablation (MWA) and perfusion combined with synthetic bone substitutes in treating unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) in adolescents.

Materials And Methods: A total of 14 consecutive patients were enrolled by percutaneous MWA and saline irrigation combined with synthetic bone substitutes. Clinical follow-up included the assessment of pain, swelling, and functional mobility.

Modern treatment of unicameral and aneurysmatic bone cysts.

The best treatment of unicameral bone cyst and aneurismatic bone cyst (ABC) is debated in the literature. For simple bone cysts, multiple treatments were proposed from observation only to open curettage. The historical treatment with intraosseous injection of methylprednisolone acetate into the bone cysts nowadays is reduced due to the morbidity of multiple injections and the risk of multiple pathologic fractures until the healing.

Surgical management of proximal femoral unicameral bone cyst in children.

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the surgical treatment with the best healing rate for patients with proximal femoral unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) after initial surgery, and to determine which procedure has the lowest adverse event burden during follow-up.

Methods: This multicentre retrospective study was conducted in 20 tertiary paediatric hospitals in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, and included patients aged < 16 years admitted for UBC treatment in the proximal femur from January 1995 to December 2017. UBCs were divided into seven groups based on the index treatment, which included elastic stable intramedullary nail (ESIN) insertion with or without percutaneous injection or grafting, percutaneous injection alone, curettage and grafting alone, and insertion of other orthopaedic hardware with or without curettage.

Outcomes and complications of surgical treatment modalities for simple bone cysts of the humerus in children and adolescents.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare different surgical treatment modalities for simple bone cysts (SBC) of the humerus regarding their effectiveness and recurrence rate.

Methods: In this retrospective study, patients who received surgical treatment for previously untreated primary SBCs of the humerus were analyzed. Demographic data, cyst-specific as well as treatment-specific parameters, complications, treatment failures, and recurrence rates were collected and correlated with different treatment modalities.

Diagnosis and Current Treatment of Aneurysmal Bone Cysts.

The purpose of this review is to increase awareness about the evolution and development of current trends in the diagnosis and treatment of aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs). ABCs are benign, but locally aggressive bone tumors that mainly affect children. ABCs comprise 1% of all primary bone tumors and occur most frequently during the first two decades of life.

Treatment of Unicameral Bone Cysts Utilizing the Sclerograft™ Technique.

Purpose: To evaluate the Sclerograft™ procedure, which is an image-guided, minimally invasive approach of chemical sclerotherapy followed by bone grafting of unicameral bone cysts (UBC).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective evaluation from August 2018 through August 2023 was performed at a single institution on patients that underwent the Sclerograft™ procedure for UBCs. Radiographic healing was evaluated utilizing the Modified Neer Classification.

Percutaneous calcium sulfate injection versus localized scrape bone grafting: clinical effect comparison in titanium elastic nail treatment of pathological fracture of proximal humerus caused by unicameral bone cysts in children.

Objective: A retrospective study was conducted to compare the mid-term clinical efficacy between percutaneous calcium sulfate injection (PCSI) and localized scrape bone grafting (LSBG) in using titanium elastic nails treat humerus pathologic fractures caused by unicameral bone cysts in children.

Methods: Humerus pathologic fracture patients with unicameral bone cysts in our pediatric orthopedic department from January 2015 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups, namely the PCSI group and the LSBG group, based on the type of bone grafting material they received.

Treatment and Outcomes of 4,973 Unicameral Bone Cysts: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

» Unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) can increase the risk of pathologic fractures of both long and short bones. Although multiple treatments exist, data are conflicting regarding optimal management. » We sought to analyze treatment strategies for UBCs and their rates of successful treatment.

Long-Term Outcomes of Decompression and Grafting in Acute Pathological Proximal Femur Fractures in Children with Unicameral Bone Cysts: A Retrospective Study Utilizing a 120° Fixed-Angle Low-Contact Locking Pediatric Hip Plate.

BACKGROUND Unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) are benign tumor-like lesions that are the most common cause of pathological proximal femur fracture in children. This study aimed to present the outcomes of acute, unstable, pathological proximal femur fractures secondary to UBCs in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed data on 12 patients with a mean age of 9.

Open surgical treatment of unicameral bone cysts : A retrospective data analysis.

Background: A variety of treatment options for unicameral bone cysts (UBC) exist. The controversy of open management of UBC is discussed. The aim of this study was to analyze a single institution's experience in the open surgical treatment of UBC.

Osteosclerotic disease and bone cyst in a prehispanic burial from Las Cañadas del Teide (Tenerife, Canary Islands).

Skeletal remains of two prehispanic male adult individuals (antiquity ≈ 550 BP) recovered from a burial cave located in Montaña Blanca (Las Cañadas del Teide) at an altitude of 2450 m above sea level, in the highlands of Tenerife (Canary Islands) showed some unusual features. Femora and tibiae of both individuals showed increased bone density, with irregular thickening of the midshaft diaphyses. One individual showed a cystic lesion in the distal third of the left femoral diaphysis, surrounded by a subtle sclerotic reaction of the spongiosa and a thin cortex that was partially fractured.

Treatment of a calcaneal unicameral bone cyst by percutaneous CT-guided cement injection using a double-needle technique: A case report.

Simple bone cysts (SBCs) are benign cavitary lesions that most commonly affect adolescent males in the first 2 decades of life. They are mainly asymptomatic but can manifest with pain or pathological fractures. Despite numerous proposed methods for managing calcaneal SBCs, the optimal approach toward these lesions remains controversial.

Novel method to biopsy aneurysmal bone cysts in children.

Purpose: The thin and friable septations composing aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) may be challenging to target for percutaneous biopsy. The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate a novel method of ABC biopsy using endomyocardial biopsy forceps as an attempt to capture larger fragments of tissue for diagnosis.

Methods And Materials: This was a retrospective study performed over a 17-year period.

Management of Calcaneal Cysts in the Pediatric Population: A Review.

Cysts of the bone are a common pathology that, although benign, are frequently treated because of their tendency to compromise the integrity of affected bone. Two common entities are unicameral bone cysts and aneurysmal bone cysts. Although these are two distinct pathologies, they are treated similarly and thus will be discussed in tandem.

MR angiography facilitates the differentiation of aneurysmal from unicameral bone cysts.

Objectives: The objective of this work was to evaluate the incremental value of MR angiography over plain radiographs and MRI for the differentiation of aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) from unicameral bone cysts (UBCs).

Methods: Thirty-six juvenile patients with histologically secured primary ABCs or UBCs were included in this retrospective study. Two radiologists assessed all obtained images in a blinded fashion using a catalog of previously suggested imaging findings.

Management of a Displaced Pathological Fracture in the Proximal Humerus of a Patient with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Rare Case Report.

Introduction: Pathological fractures in pediatric age group are most commonly secondary to bone tumors. Management of such cases in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is complicated by the prevalence of low bone mineral density (BMD) in these patients.

Case Report: Through this case, we report a 13-year-old male diagnosed with autism spectrum disease, who was brought by his parents with a history of trivial trauma and gross deformity of the left humerus.