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ANEURYSMAL BONE CYSTS PENETRATING THE TIBIAL EPIPHYSIS AFTER CURETTAGE
Author(s) -
Hooper Jonathan C.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb87515.x
Subject(s) - curettage , epiphyseal plate , epiphysis , medicine , aneurysmal bone cyst , surgery , deformity , anatomy , lesion
Aneurysmal bone cysts do not penetrate an intact epiphyseal plate. Two cases are reported in which aneurysmal bone cysts have penetrated the epiphyseal plate after surgery. In one case the result was premature closure of one side of the plate and an ensuing deformity.