Bone cyst following gunshot wound: case report.
A case of a large bone cyst developing in the distal femur of a 17-year-old boy requiring curettage and grafting 20 months following a low-velocity gunshot wound is reported. The etiology of such cysts remains obscure, and removal of bullets from weight-bearing bones is recommended when feasible, or followup roentgenograms of weight-bearing bones with retained missiles. The literature on civilian gunshot injuries is reviewed and implications from the present case are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging