ANEURYSMAL BONE CYST OF DISTAL FEMUR PRESENTING WITH PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE IN A PEDIATRIC PATIENT.

 

Muhammad Bayu Zohari HUTAGALUNG1, Erwien ISPARNADI 2.

 

1Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.

2Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Haji General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.

 

Abstract

Aneurysmal bone cysts are benign but locally aggressive tumors, with 80% diagnosed in patients younger than 20 years. We report a case of a 7-year-old male who presented with pain in his right thigh due to a minor injury and was diagnosed with a pathologic fracture in the distal femur. The fracture was fixed with plate and screws augmented with antibiotic-impregnated bone cement, and the histopathological analysis confirmed the diagnosis of aneurysmal bone cysts.

 

Keywords: Bone Cyst, Aneurysmal, Pathologic Fracture, Paediatric.

 

Corresponding Author: Muhammad Bayu Zohari Hutagalung, MD, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Phone number: +6282364622502; E-mail address: bayuzohari@gmail.com

Brunei Int Med J.2025;21:1-4

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