Open AccessUnicameral Bone Cyst of the Scaphoid: A Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Mohammad Javdan,
Abolghasem Zarezadeh,
Raulf Gaulke,
M Eshaghi,
Hamidreza Shemshaki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2309-4990
pISSN - 1022-5536
DOI - 10.1177/230949901202000221
Subject(s) - medicine , curettage , bone cyst , bone grafting , humerus , surgery , wrist , wrist pain , carpal bones , cyst , femur , scaphoid bone
Unicameral bone cysts are benign, fluid-filled lesions that occur mostly in long bones (proximal humerus, 50-60%; femur, 30%) of male children aged 5 to 15 years. Occurrence in the scaphoid of an adult is rare. We report 2 such patients who presented with wrist pain, with and without a history of trauma. Both underwent curettage and bone grafting (harvested from the distal radius) and achieved good functional recovery.
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