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Spontaneously Healed Pathologic Fracture over a Critical-Size Calcaneal Cyst
Joint Authors
Papaioannou, Aggeliki
Paneri, Elisavet
Lasanianos, Nikolaos G.
Spanos, Ioannis
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-08-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Simple bone cysts are nonsymptomatic lesions.
They typically involve the medullary cavity, but they can also be found in nonlong bones such as the calcaneum.
Their treatment remains controversial varying from observation and conservative healing to irritating injections or bone grafting.
In the case of a pathologic fracture, surgical treatment seems most appropriate especially when the cyst is situated on a weight-bearing bone.
We present herein the rare case of a spontaneously healed pathological fracture over a critical-size calcaneal cyst of a patient reluctant to undergo surgical treatment.
An interpretation of the healing procedure as well as a review of the literature is presented.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lasanianos, Nikolaos G.& Spanos, Ioannis& Papaioannou, Aggeliki& Paneri, Elisavet. 2011. Spontaneously Healed Pathologic Fracture over a Critical-Size Calcaneal Cyst. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504152
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lasanianos, Nikolaos G.…[et al.]. Spontaneously Healed Pathologic Fracture over a Critical-Size Calcaneal Cyst. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504152
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lasanianos, Nikolaos G.& Spanos, Ioannis& Papaioannou, Aggeliki& Paneri, Elisavet. Spontaneously Healed Pathologic Fracture over a Critical-Size Calcaneal Cyst. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-504152
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-504152