5 year old who fell off a slide.

Initial imaging shows a comminuted fracture through the distal humerus, compatible with a supracondylar fracture. Nothing else appreciable here, except maybe in retrospect some lucency of the distal humerus where the fracture is.

4- and 7-month follow-up radiographs shows a growing lucent lesion of the distal humerus, expanding the bone there. It has a multicystic appearance. A diagnosis of large simple bone cyst versus aneurysmal bone cyst was proposed.

12 month follow-up was done after the cyst was opened surgically, its contents scraped off, and the resulting cavity was packed with allograft bone chips. At surgery, this turned out to be an aneurysmal bone cyst.

5 year follow-up shows involution of the cyst cavity with some residual heterogeneity and a bone spur at the anterior aspect of the distal humerus.

  • @Gooboob
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    01 year ago

    I pity those who have broken a bone

    • @Son_of_dad
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      11 year ago

      I broke my pinky toe by running full speed, shoeless into a door frame. That was 10 years ago and that shit still nags me on cold/damp days or when I lean on it for too long.

      • Imajustlayhere
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        11 year ago

        Did the same swinging my leg over a baby gate. Kicked the door frame. Hasn’t felt right since. Just gotta brake the other and they will be even. Lol