Treatment of a clavicular aneurysmal bone cyst with fibula allograft: A case report

Abstract

Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is defined as an expansile and osteolytic lesion, containing cystic cavities full of blood, which although benign, has a locally destructive course. The most preferred treatment method is surgery. Curettage and bone grafts are often used. The case is here presented of an ABC located in the clavicle, which was successfully treated with fibula allograft. 

Keywords

• Allograft,Aneurysmal bone cyst,Benign Bone tumor,Clavicula

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