Post-traumatic bone cyst: a case of the floating fragment

Skeletal Radiol. 1998 Jul;27(7):400-2. doi: 10.1007/s002560050407.

Abstract

We report a case of an intraosseous foreign body leading to the formation of a bone cyst. The cyst was identified 20 years after the initial injury and was found to contain the foreign body. No infection was found.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Cysts / complications
  • Bone Cysts / diagnosis*
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Humans
  • Knee Injuries / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Wood