Pathologic Fracture of Calcaneus in a Child -A Case Report-

소아 종골에 발생한 병적 골절을 동반한 단순 골낭종 - 1 예 보고 -

  • Park, Tae-Woo (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Do (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Young-Sun (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Bum-Soo (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Jae-Hee (Department of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Lew, Sog-U (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Hwang, Su-Yeon (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • 박태우 (울산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 조성도 (울산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 조용선 (울산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 김범수 (울산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 서재희 (울산대학교병원 진단병리학교실) ;
  • 류석우 (울산대학교병원 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 황수연 (울산대학교병원 정형외과학교실)
  • Published : 2001.12.01

Abstract

Unicameral bone cysts are benign solitary lesions that occur in the first two decades of life and with a greater frequency in the humerus and femur. The cyst is usually asymptomatic unless a fracture or impending fracture is present. The traditional method of treating unicameral cysts has been curettage with bone graft or steroid injection. Also, pathologic fractures in the calcaneus, unlike in other bones, are reported especially in the children to be nonexistent. In general, closed treatment was recommended for most of the calcaneal fractures in children, but suggested open reduction when joint displacement was severe. We report a case of displaced intraarticular fracture of the calcaneus with unicameral bone cyst in a child treated by classic curettage, allograft and open reduction with screw fixation.

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