Simple bone cysts treated by percutaneous autologous marrow grafting.

Percutaneous reaming of simple bone cysts in children followed by injection of demineralized bone matrix and autologous bone marrow.

The authors report the successful treatment of 19 patients (mean age 10 years) with active unicameral bone cysts using a combination of percutaneous reaming and injection of a mixture of demineralized bone matrix and autologous bone marrow. Follow-up ranged from 12 to 42 months (mean 28 months). All patients were asymptomatic at the latest follow-up. Two required a second intervention to accomp...

Unicameral bone cysts: a comparison of injection of steroid and grafting with autologous bone marrow.

Open surgery is rarely justified for the initial treatment of a unicameral bone cyst, but there is some debate concerning the relative effectiveness of closed methods. This study compared the results of steroid injection with those of autologous bone marrow grafting for the treatment of unicameral bone cysts. Between 1990 and 2001, 30 patients were treated by steroid injection and 28 by graftin...

Percutaneous Bone Marrow Grafting in Radial Fracture in Rabbits

Percutaneous Method of Management of Simple Bone Cyst

Introduction. Simple bone cyst or unicameral bone cysts are benign osteolytic lesions seen in metadiaphysis of long bones in growing children. Various treatment modalities with variable outcomes have been described in the literature. The case report illustrates the surgical technique of minimally invasive method of treatment. Case Study. A 14-year-old boy was diagnosed as active simple bone cys...

Percutaneous autologous bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of delayed union of limb bone in children

Background and purpose Percutaneous autologous bone marrow transplantation (PABMT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic strategy for the treatment of delayed bone union in adults, which has been confirmed by many studies. However, there is no report on PABMT application in pediatric orthopedic surgery. The aim of this article was to analyze the therapeutic effect of PABMT in children with delaye...