title: Aneurysmal bone cyst. A population based epidemiologic study and literature review.
abstract: Aneurysmal bone cyst is a rare nonneoplastic expansile osteolytic bone lesion of unknown etiology. To the best of the authors' knowledge, no epidemiologic study concerning its incidence has been reported. The authors performed a retrospective, population based analysis of 94 patients with primary aneurysmal bone cyst and a literature review of 1002 patients regarding gender and age predilection. The annual incidence of primary aneurysmal bone cyst was 0.14 per 10(5) individuals. The male to female ratio was 1:1.04, and the median age was 13 years (range, 1-59 years). The results of this study and data compiled from the literature show that aneurysmal bone cysts occur significantly more often in female patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Vienna University Hospital, Austria.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leithner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Windhager
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kainberger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kotz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria / Q000453:epidemiology; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution