Rose-Elisabeth Jeantet, Philippe Violas, Julien Maximen, Chloé Labarre, Jérôme S D Gauzy, Franck Accabled, Pierre Lascombe, Yan Lefevre, Richard Gouron, Benoit D Billy, Pierre-Louis Docquier, Antoine Laquièvre, Aurélien Courvoisier, Raphaël Corsier, Damien Fron, Thierry Haumont, Franck Launay, Jérôme Cottalorda, Antoine Hamel, Pierre Journeau, Eric Mascard, Brice Ilharreborde, Madeleine Aslan, Thierry Odent, Elodie Gaumetou
AIMS: The aim of this study is to evaluate the surgical treatment with the best healing rate for patients with proximal femoral unicameral bone cysts (UBCs) after initial surgery, and to determine which procedure has the lowest adverse event burden during follow-up. METHODS: This multicentre retrospective study was conducted in 20 tertiary paediatric hospitals in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, and included patients aged < 16 years admitted for UBC treatment in the proximal femur from January 1995 to December 2017...
May 1, 2024: Bone & Joint Journal