Aneurysmal bone cyst in the hamate.
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) show a predilection for the metaphysis of the long bones and the vertebrae and seldom involve the carpal bones. We present a case of an ABC in the left hamate of an 18-year-old man. Curettage and bone grafting were performed, and, because destruction of the cortex was extensive, the hamate was excised. At 3-year follow-up, the wrist was stable.
Kabukcuoglu
Yavuz
Y
Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Kabukcuoglu
Fevziye
F
Kucukkaya
Metin
M
Kuzgun
Unal
U
D000293:Adolescent; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014953:Wrist / Q000502:physiology