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Case Reports
. 2012 Dec;17(12):1192-4.

Primary aneurysmal bone cyst of talus

Siddhartha Sharma  1 , Parikshaa Gupta, Sarthak Sharma, Manjeet Singh, Dara Singh
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Primary aneurysmal bone cyst of talus

Siddhartha Sharma et al. J Res Med Sci. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) of the talus is an extremely rare lesion; less than 20 cases have been reported in PubMed till 2012. We report a primary ABC of the talus in a 20-year-old male that was managed by extended intralesional curettage with phenol as an adjuvant and autologous cancellous iliac crest bone grafting. The patient had excellent functional outcome and there was no recurrence at 2 years of follow-up.

Keywords: Aneurysmal bone cyst; curettage; talus.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Lateral radiograph of the ankle showing a lytic lesion in the talar head and neck
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT Scan of the talar lesion
Figure 3
Figure 3
Magnetic resonance Imaging Scan (a) T1 weighted saggital section showing an eccentric, cystic, hypointense lesion occupying the talar head and neck with localized cortical erosion. There is no soft tissue extension, (b) The lesion shows subtle enhancement with gadolinium
Figure 4
Figure 4
Sections from the curettage material showing multiple blood filled cavities enclosed by fibrous septae without an endothelial lining. Numerous osteoclast giant cells arranged irregularly in clusters, as well as scattered individually are also seen. (H and E, ×400)
Figure 5
Figure 5
Lateral radiograph of the ankle at 2 years of follow-up. The graft has incorporated completely within the talus and there is no evidence of recurrence
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