A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report

A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is blood filled expansile cystic lesion that most commonly occurs in patients during the second decade of their lives. Traditionally it has been described as a benign lesion but can be locally aggressive and result in the destruction of the involved bone. Treatment method...

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Main Authors: Khodamorad Jamshidi, Farid Najd Mazhar, Reza Shafipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-02-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Amputation
Femur
Case report
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4921
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spelling doaj-52373453782c49fdbb8971c30415580c2020-11-25T02:50:41ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesActa Medica Iranica0044-60251735-96942015-02-015324874A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case ReportKhodamorad Jamshidi0Farid Najd Mazhar1Reza Shafipour2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Rehabilitation Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Rehabilitation Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shafa Yahyaian Rehabilitation Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is blood filled expansile cystic lesion that most commonly occurs in patients during the second decade of their lives. Traditionally it has been described as a benign lesion but can be locally aggressive and result in the destruction of the involved bone. Treatment methods include surgical excision and curettage with or without bone grafting. We report a proximal femur aneurysmal bone cyst, which resulted in the amputation of the lower extremity, even though all available classic methods of treatment were applied for it. https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4921Aneurysmal bone cystAmputationFemurCase report
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author Khodamorad Jamshidi
Farid Najd Mazhar
Reza Shafipour
spellingShingle Khodamorad Jamshidi
Farid Najd Mazhar
Reza Shafipour
A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report
Acta Medica Iranica
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Amputation
Femur
Case report
author_facet Khodamorad Jamshidi
Farid Najd Mazhar
Reza Shafipour
author_sort Khodamorad Jamshidi
title A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report
title_short A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report
title_full A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report
title_fullStr A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Proximal Femur Aneurysmal Bone Cyst Resulting in Amputation: a Rare Case Report
title_sort proximal femur aneurysmal bone cyst resulting in amputation: a rare case report
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Acta Medica Iranica
issn 0044-6025
1735-9694
publishDate 2015-02-01
description Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is blood filled expansile cystic lesion that most commonly occurs in patients during the second decade of their lives. Traditionally it has been described as a benign lesion but can be locally aggressive and result in the destruction of the involved bone. Treatment methods include surgical excision and curettage with or without bone grafting. We report a proximal femur aneurysmal bone cyst, which resulted in the amputation of the lower extremity, even though all available classic methods of treatment were applied for it.
topic Aneurysmal bone cyst
Amputation
Femur
Case report
url https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4921
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