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Benign Bone Tumours

1. Giant cell tumour

 

Often present with a painful swollen area, lytic on X-ray

- calcaneus > talus

- rare in skeletally immature

- curettage and grafting

- local recurrence ~50 %

- may need to bone graft defects

 

2. Osteochondromas

 

Can occur in foot and ankle

- single or multiple

- simple excision at base

- malignant transformation very rare in foot

 

Subungal exostosis 

Aneurysmal Bone Cyst

Definition

 

Expansile pseudotumor of reactive hemorrhagic tissue arising in bone

- characterised by blood filled spaces separated by fibrous tissue

 

Types

 

Primary 50%

- arise de novo 

 

Secondary 50%

- in association with other tumours 

- probably secondary to haemorrhage into 1° tumour

- GCT / chondroblastoma / osteoblastoma / osteosarcoma