title: Bone matrix therapy for aneurysmal bone cysts.
abstract: Aneurysmal bone cysts are unique pathologic entities that cause pain and local osseous destruction. Many surgical treatment modalities have been described. This article reports on the case of a 16-year-old high school athlete with left heel pain due to an aneurysmal bone cyst in the calcaneus. Curettage of the bone cyst was performed, and the void was filled with a commercially available mixture of cancellous bone and demineralized bone matrix. Early return to athletic activity was achieved, with no recurrence noted at 3-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Podiatry Section, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: Travis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D001857:Bone Matrix; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003475:Curettage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male