title: Simple bone cyst of the distal tibia: a case for ankle arthroscopy.
abstract: Intraarticular ankle anatomy may be better visualized arthroscopically than with an arthrotomy. Ankle arthroscopy was crucial in locating a simple bone cyst and directing therapeutic curettage of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Alabama Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center, Birmingham.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tedder
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Godbout
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D001182:Arthroscopy; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003475:Curettage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia