Abstract
Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) of the talus is an extremely rare lesion. Less than 20 cases have been reported in PubMed till 2012 and none from Nepal. We report a rare case of primary ABC of talus in a 17 year old male that was managed by extended intra-lesional curettage and autologous cancellous iliac crest bone grafting. The patient had excellent functional outcome and there was no recurrence at 1 year of follow-up.
Highlights
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are tumor-like benign, expansile, osteolytic lesions of bone of unknown etiology
We report a rare case of primary ABC of talus
The findings were consistent with ABC. (Figure 3) Post-operative radiographs at one and two months follow up showed that the cyst appeared to be obliterating and bone graft appeared to be incorporating well with talus (Fig. 4)
Summary
Aneurysmal bone cyst, bone graft, curettage, talus Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC) are tumor-like benign, expansile, osteolytic lesions of bone of unknown etiology. Computer Tomography Scan (CT-Scan) of his ankle was done and it showed a lytic, mildly expansile lesion with internal trabeculations measuring 5x3.7 cm in the talus.
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