Aneurysmal bone cyst of the fifth metacarpal

G B Schwartz; M Z Hammerman

Aneurysmal bone cyst of the fifth metacarpal

Orthop Rev. 1989 Dec;18(12):1309-14.

Authors

G B Schwartz¹, M Z Hammerman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.

PMID: 2594408

Abstract

An aneurysmal bone cyst of the hand occurred in a 10-year-old girl. The hand is an extremely rare location for this lesion. A case report is presented along with a review of the medical literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Bone Cysts / diagnosis*
Bone Cysts / surgery
Bone Transplantation
Child
Curettage
Female
Humans
Ilium / transplantation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Metacarpus* / diagnostic imaging
Metacarpus* / surgery
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging