Pronounced femur malunion after pathological bone fracture due to a simple bone cyst in the shaft of the femur, treated using Ilizarov fixation: a case report

• Published in: Journal of medical case reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 173
• Main Authors: Nishiwaki, Toru, Uchikawa, Shinichi, Kusakabe, Hiroshi, Seki, Atsuhito, Eguchi, Yoshitaka, Takayama, Shinichiro, Oya, Akihito, Nakamura, Masaya, Matsumoto, Morio, Kanaji, Arihiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 21.06.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Bone cysts; Bone Cysts - complications; Bone Cysts - surgery; Bone marrow; Care and treatment; Case Report; Case reports; Child; Complications and side effects; Cysts; Disease Progression; Female; Femoral Fractures - etiology; Femoral Fractures - surgery; Femur - surgery; Fractures; Fractures (Injuries); Fractures, Malunited - etiology; Fractures, Malunited - surgery; Fractures, Spontaneous - etiology; Fractures, Spontaneous - surgery; Humans; Ilizarov Technique; Malunion; Orthopedic fixation devices; Pathological bone fracture; Risk factors; Simple bone cyst; Surgery; Malunion; Simple bone cyst; Pathological bone fracture

Although a simple bone cyst carries the risk of pathological fractures, it rarely causes severe deformity. Here we report a case of severe femoral deformity after multiple pathological fractures due to simple bone cysts, and consider the reason for the progression of malunion despite multiple previo...