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Review
. 2019 Dec 5;90(12-S):162-166.
doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i12-S.8940.

Post-traumatic cystic lesion following radius fracture: a case report and literature review

Elena Manuela Samaila  1 , Alessandro Ditta, Giovanni Lugani, Dario Regis, Massimiliano Leigheb, Massimiliano Leigheb, Bruno Magnan
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Review

Post-traumatic cystic lesion following radius fracture: a case report and literature review

Elena Manuela Samaila et al. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

Background: Post-traumatic osseous cystic lesions represent a rare complication in children. Usually a post-fracture cyst is a lipid inclusion cyst, which is radiolucent and may be seen adjacent to a healing torus fracture. It is typically asymptomatic and appears just proximal to the fracture line within the area of subperiosteal new bone formation.

Case report: We report a case of post-fracture cyst of the distal radius in an 8 year-old girl with spontaneous resolution. A fat-fluid level within the subperiosteal cystic lesion in MRI is a typical feature of post-traumatic cystic lesion in children.

Discussion and conclusion: MRI or CT scan is sufficient to confirm the diagnosis of post-traumatic cystic lesions without the need for further management other than reassurance and advise that they may occasionally cause discomfort but resolve with time.

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Each author declares that he or she has no commercial associations (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangement etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article

Figures

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A, B. Torus distal radius fracture in 8-years old (AP
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A, B. Final X-ray three weeks from trauma (bone healing)
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A, B. X-ray performed four months later from a new trauma
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A, B. MRI of the cystic lesion
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A, B. X-ray 1 year from the cyst diagnosis
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