Open AccessCurrent Trends and Variations in the Treatment of Unicameral Bone Cysts of the Humerus: A Survey of EPOS and POSNA Members
Author(s) -
Sebastian Farr,
Inês Balacó,
S. Martínez-Álvarez,
Julia Hahne,
Donald S. Bae
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pediatric orthopaedics/journal of pediatric orthopedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.318
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1539-2570
pISSN - 0271-6798
DOI - 10.1097/bpo.0000000000001376
Subject(s) - medicine , humerus , intramedullary rod , orthopedic surgery , surgery , curettage , radiography , general surgery
A variety of treatment methods have so far been described for unicameral bone cysts (UBC). However, to the best of our knowledge, no particular consensus has yet been reached on when to operatively treat a patient with a humeral UBC. Therefore, members of the European Pediatric Orthopedic Society (EPOS) and Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America (POSNA) were surveyed to characterize current treatment preferences.