{"title":"Unicameral bone cysts: etiology and treatment","authors":"T. Milbrandt, J. Hopkins","doi":"10.1097/BCO.0B013E3282F05890","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Purpose of reviewUnicameral bone cysts are common, benign, skeletal lesions of childhood. They weaken cortical bone and may lead to fracture. The cause of unicameral bone cysts is unclear. Obstruction of venous outflow is the currently favored hypothesis. Strategies ranging from radical resection to","PeriodicalId":81061,"journal":{"name":"Current opinion in orthopaedics","volume":"18 1","pages":"555-560"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/BCO.0B013E3282F05890","citationCount":"7","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current opinion in orthopaedics","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1097/BCO.0B013E3282F05890","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Purpose of reviewUnicameral bone cysts are common, benign, skeletal lesions of childhood. They weaken cortical bone and may lead to fracture. The cause of unicameral bone cysts is unclear. Obstruction of venous outflow is the currently favored hypothesis. Strategies ranging from radical resection to