title: Treatment of a large aneurysmal bone cyst in a 15-year-old boy using a corticospongial bone graft and a 12-year follow-up after operation.
abstract: We report the case of a 15-year-old boy with a large aneurysmal bone cyst in the third metacarpal, which was operated on radically with excision of the bone and grafting from the distal radius. At 12-year follow-up the patient had good cosmetic results and a perfectly functioning hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital ,  Uppsala ,  Sweden.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: von Kieseritzky
authors.forename: Bertil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Widenfalk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D050279:Metacarpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011859:Radiography; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors