WRIGHT MEDICAL GROUP

Discovering that you or your child has a bone tumor or cyst can be quite unsettling, creating anxiety and generating great concern over his or her health. It may help to know that most of these cysts and tumors are actually benign (i.e. not considered cancerous) and do not spread to other parts of the body. Surgical treatment can be minimally invasive or require more extensive surgery depending on the size and type of tumor involved. Sometimes benign tumors or cysts will appear when bones fracture. This is called a pathologic fracture and is due to the weakening of the bone. Often, this is the first time the abnormality is identified. Depending on the fracture, the surgeon may elect to treat the fracture, and if the cyst does not heal completely and resolve, a grafting procedure may be required... A unicameral bone cyst usually occurs in the long bones of a growing child (typically ages 6-15), most often in the shoulder and hip area. The cyst itself is a fluid-filled cavity in the..