Treatment of an aneurysmal bone cyst of the second metatarsal using an endoscopic approach.
An aneurysmal bone cyst is a benign solitary lesion of unknown etiology. A case report is presented of recurrence of an aneurysmal bone cyst in the foot that was treated with endoscopic curettage without bone grafting. Bone remodeling and bone formation were completed in the early stages postsurgically. At 2-year follow-up, the patient is asymptomatic with no radiographic evidence of recurrence.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya City University Medical School, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuhoku, Nagoya City, Japan 467-8601.
Takanobu
T
Otsuka
Masaaki
M
Kobayashi
Isato
I
Sekiya
Masato
M
Yonezawa
Fumiaki
F
Kamiyama
Yasusi
Y
Matsushita
Masafumi
M
Ootani
Nobuo
N
Matsui
D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence