Symptoms of bone cyst

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Bone cyst is a tumor like lesion of bone, also known as solitary bone cyst. The wall of the capsule is a layer of fibrous capsule, and the inside of the capsule is yellow or brown liquid. The main treatment is surgery, and the prognosis is good. So, what are the symptoms of bone cysts? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of bone cyst

It occurs in children aged 4-20 years old, mostly in children aged 5-15 years old. Most of them are located in the neck of femur, the upper end of femur and the upper end of humerus. With the increase of age, the cyst gradually moved to the backbone.

Generally no obvious symptoms, most of the pathological fractures, pain, swelling, dysfunction and see a doctor, X-ray film to find the disease. Sometimes bone cysts can heal spontaneously in patients with pathological fractures. If the cyst remains after fracture healing, operation should be performed.

X-ray showed that there was oval osteolytic destruction in the epiphysis or shaft of the long diaphysis, with clear boundary, thin sclerotic zone around it, and slight expansion and thinning of the bone cortex.

matters needing attention

Surgical curettage and bone grafting are the main treatment for osteocystic disease. In recent years, methylprednisolone acetate has been injected into cysts for many times. The dosage depends on the size of cysts and the age of children. It is usually 40-200mg once every two months.