title: [Solitary calcaneal bone cyst in children].
abstract: The author presents results of treatment 10 children with calcaneal bone cyst. The mean age in the time of diagnosis was 13.5 years (10-18 years). The mean follow-up was 23.7 months (12-48 months). 4 children complained of heel pain; the rest were asymptomatic. In one child the cyst was large, filled nearly all bone. The rest were typically localized in the antero-middle part of the calcaneus. Steroid injection in one patient failed. All the patient were treated with curettage and bone grafting. The results were good--all the cysts healed. Curretage and bone grafting is indicated in the cases when cyst is large (more than half of the bone), when is localized in the posterior weight-bearing part of the calcaneus, when is painful or the radiograph is not typical.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Ortopedyczno-Urazowy Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Pediatrycznej, Uniwersytecki Szpital Dzieciecy Wydziału Lekarskiego Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sułko
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003475:Curettage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids