Research Article

Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aneurysmal Bone Cyst in Patients with Unusual Features

Table 1

Clinical and management features of the 7 recurrent ABC patients.

LocationAge (years)SexAdjuvantBone graftTime to first recurrence (months)

Distal HumerusS8FNOChips, Vitoss48
Proximal Humerus4MH2O2Chips24
Distal TibiaS8MLNChips6
Proximal FemurP13MCementBC55
Proximal FemurP3MNoDBM24
Proximal Femur5MLNDBM, chips12
Proximal HumerusP8MNoDBM37

M: male; F: female; H2O2: hydrogen peroxide; LN: liquid nitrogen; BC: bone cement; DBM: demineralized bone matrix; chips: allograft chips; Vitoss: calcium triphosphate bone graft substitute. SSolid ABC variant. PPathological fracture.