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Pathologic fracture through a unicameral bone cyst of the pelvis: CT-guided percutaneous curettage, biopsy, and bone matrix injection.

Tynan JR, Schachar NS, Marshall GB, Gray RR

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Foothills Medical Center, 1403 29th Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 2T9, Canada.

Unicameral bone cysts of the pelvis are extremely rare. A 19-year old man presented with a pathologic fracture through a pelvic unicameral bone cyst. He was treated with computed tomography-guided percutaneous curettage, biopsy, and demineralized bone matrix injection. Treatment has proven successful in short-term follow-up.

Published 16 February 2005 in J Vasc Interv Radiol, 16(2): 293-6.
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