Talar Osteochondroma Fracture Presenting as Posterior Ankle Impingement

2016 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ersin Ercin ◽  
Mustafa Gokhan Bilgili ◽  
Mehmet Gamsizkan ◽  
Serdar Avsar

Osteochondromas are the most common benign bone tumors. They are usually asymptomatic and found incidentally. When symptomatic, the symptoms are usually due to its location and size. Fracture of an osteochondroma presenting as posterior ankle impingement is a rare condition. We describe a 22-year-old man with solitary exostosis who presented with a posterior ankle mass and posterior ankle impingement with 2 years of follow-up. Surgical intervention was the treatment of choice in this patient, and histologic examination revealed a benign osteochondroma. Osteochondromas found in the posterior aspect of the talus can be complicated by fracture due to persistent motion of the ankle. Talar osteochondroma should be included in the differential diagnosis of posterior ankle impingement causes. Posterior talar osteochondromas, especially when a stalk is present, should be treated surgically before it is more complicated by a fracture and posterior ankle impingement.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunus Oc ◽  
Bekir Eray Kilinc ◽  
Sahin Cennet ◽  
Mehmet Metin Boyacioglu ◽  
Rodi Ertugrul ◽  
...  

Background. Osteoid osteoma (OO) is one of the most commonly occurring benign bone tumors. It constitutes 10-12% of benign bone tumors and 2-3% of primary bone tumors. In radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatment, the cells of the tumor are thermally inactivated by the help of electrodes shaped like needles. In our study, we aimed to show the major and minor complications in patients undergoing RFA and to show what should be done to prevent these complications. Methods. The study was carried out as a prospective study on the follow-up of 87 osteoid osteoma patients treated between 2015 and 2017. The youngest of the patients was 1 year old and the oldest was 42 years old. The RFA procedure lasted 10 min on average, excluding anesthesia and preparation. All lesions were ablated at 90 degrees for 7 minutes with the heat increased gradually. All patients were followed up for 1 day in the orthopedics clinic. Results. Complications were observed in 7 patients. The lesions with the most complications were observed to be in the tibia, second-degree burns were seen in 2 patients, and superficial skin infection was observed in 2 patients. In 1 patient, the probe tip was broken and remained within the bone. Intramuscular hematoma was detected in 1 lesion located in the proximal femur. A complaint of numbness in the fingers developed in a lesion located in the metacarpus. Conclusion. Preventive measures should be taken before the procedure in order to prevent minor complications, and, for major complications, close follow-up should be done after the procedure and patients should be kept away from heavy physical activities for the first 3 months.


1997 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 914-919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven H. Dayan ◽  
Michael E. Dunham ◽  
Constantine Mavroudis ◽  
Carl L. Backer ◽  
Lauren D. Holinger

Long-segment congenital tracheal stenosis (LSCTS) is a rare condition. Originally, it was felt to be uniformly fatal; however, advances in technique have made surgical repair and survival possible. Our objective is to report results and technique of slide tracheoplasty for the treatment of LSCTS in the context of the overall experience at the Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. We reviewed 37 cases of infants and children with LSCTS. Thirty of the 37 infants underwent surgical intervention. Slide tracheoplasty resulted in survival in 1 of 2 infants, and pericardial patch tracheoplasty resulted in survival in 21 of 28 (75%). Of the 30 patients who had surgical repair, 7 (23%) have died, and 1 has been lost to follow-up (3%). Follow-up has ranged from 6 months to 13 years. Slide tracheoplasty is a satisfactory adjunct to existing techniques. With early diagnosis and appropriate management of LSCTS, survival is possible in a majority of patients.


1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Raymond Hedrick ◽  
Angus Murdoch McBryde

Thirty cases of posterior ankle impingement in 28 patients were treated over a 10-year period (1982–1992). All conditions were caused by forced plantar flexion. An os trigonum or posterior process fracture was demonstrated radiographically in 63% of these cases, and an intact posterior process was demonstrated in 33%. Ten cases were lost to follow-up. Of the remaining 20 cases, in 18 patients 12 (60%) improved with nonoperative treatment; 8 (40%) required operative excision. The results were good to excellent in 7 patients and fair in 1 patient. Operative excision for the treatment of recalcitrant posterior ankle impingement can relieve symptoms and allow a return to full preinjury activities.


2006 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirsko J.F. von Pfeil ◽  
L. Ari Jutkowitz ◽  
Joe Hauptman

A 5-month-old, male Saint Bernard was presented for acute collapse and abdominal discomfort. Significant findings were a cranial abdominal mass, hemorrhagic abdominal effusion, anemia, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. An exploratory surgery revealed torsion of both the left lateral and middle liver lobes, a condition that has not been previously described in the veterinary literature. Torsion of one or more hepatic lobes is a rare condition but should be considered as a differential diagnosis for acute abdomen syndrome in both young and mature dogs. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention may be curative.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucen Jiang ◽  
Jianghuan Liu ◽  
Qingzhu Wei ◽  
Yiyang Wang

Abstract Background Karyopherin α2 (KPNA2), a member of the karyopherin α family, has been studied in several cancers but has not yet been substantially investigated in malignant bone tumors. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the KPNA2 expression level and its utility as a novel diagnostic biomarker in osteosarcomas and malignant bone tumor mimics, such as chondrosarcomas and Ewing sarcomas (ESs). Method We investigated the expression of KPNA2 protein by immunohistochemistry on paraffin-embedded surgical specimens from 223 patients with malignant and benign bone tumors, including 81 osteosarcomas, 42 chondrosarcomas, 15 ESs, 28 osteoid osteomas, 20 osteochondromas and 37 chondroblastomas. Immunoreactivity was scored semiquantitatively based on staining extent and intensity. Results Sixty-seven of 81 (82.7%) osteosarcoma, zero of 42 (0%) chondrosarcoma and one of 15 (6.7%) ES samples showed immunoreactivity for KPNA2. Negative KPNA2 expression was observed in all benign bone tumors. The expression of KPNA2 in osteosarcoma samples was much higher than that in chondrosarcoma and ES samples (P < 0.001). The sensitivity and specificity of KPNA2 immunoexpression for detecting osteosarcoma were 82.7 and 100%, respectively. Several subtypes of osteosarcoma were analyzed, and immunostaining of KPNA2 was frequent in osteoblastic samples (90.9%), with 39 samples (70.9%) showing strong-intensity staining. KPNA2 positivity was observed in ten of 13 (76.9%) chondroblastic, two of 6 (33.3%) fibroblastic, three of 4 (75%) telangiectatic and two of 3 (66.7%) giant cell-rich osteosarcoma samples. The strongest intensity staining was observed in osteoblastic osteosarcoma. Conclusion KPNA2 is frequently expressed in osteosarcomas, particularly in osteoblastic and chondroblastic tumors, but is rarely positive in chondrosarcomas and ESs. This feature may aid in distinguishing between osteosarcoma and other bone sarcoma mimics. This report supports KPNA2 as a novel marker for the diagnosis of osteosarcoma.


Author(s):  
Luan Pham ◽  
Daniel Wu

Osteochondromas are benign bone tumors that arise from divergent cartilage formation most commonly in childhood versus adulthood. We report the case of a 42-year-old healthy female who presented with a unusual solitary posterolateral ankle mass with associated pain and ankle impingement with 6 weeks follow up. The patient was successfully treated with open surgical excision with bone with pathology diagnosis of benign osteochondroma. The patient returned to normal baseline function with no pain at 6 weeks follow up. Open posterior ankle incision approach performed to remove suspicious enlarged bony growth from posterior talar process sent to pathology. Pathology report returned benign osteochondroma of the posterior talar process and patient subsequently had routine healing of post op incision site and return to full function without pain or disability at 6 weeks follow up. This case study adds to the current understanding, incidence, occurrence, and treatment of rare osteochondromas occurring in the posterior talar process.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Charikleia D. Demiri ◽  
Christos Kaselas ◽  
Dimitrios Godosis ◽  
Andreas Neofytou ◽  
Ioannis Spyridakis

Abdominal hemangiolymphangioma (HLA) in neonates is a rare condition that demands surgical intervention after a complete preoperative diagnostic approach. The differential diagnosis and the establishment of a therapeutic algorithm is a challenge, both for the neonatologists and the pediatric surgeons, because there is no consensus in the management of HLAs in infancy according to the literature. We report a rare case of abdominal HLA in a female newborn that was admitted to our pediatric surgery department with a prenatal diagnosis of an abdominal cystic tumor. After a thorough preoperative diagnostic approach, the neonate underwent an explorative laparotomy and lesion excision with simultaneous splenectomy due to the operative findings. The neonate had an uncomplicated postoperative period and is free of recurrence a year after. Only the pathology examination can reveal the HLA diagnosis. When a total surgical excision is evitable, a close follow-up follows an uncomplicated postoperative hospitalization.


2019 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 008-013
Author(s):  
Jay Patel ◽  
Arianna Gianakos ◽  
Justin Miller ◽  
Tyler Hoskins ◽  
James Wittig

AbstractHip pain can often be a challenging patient complaint with a complicated differential diagnosis, in part because there are numerous etiologies of both primary and referred hip pain. It is critical that clinicians be able to properly diagnose and treat these etiologies. Here, the authors present the incidence, characteristics, and treatment of various benign bone tumors around the hip to help clinicians accurately identify these conditions.


Hand Surgery ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (02) ◽  
pp. 223-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kannan Karuppiah Kumar ◽  
Yorell Manon-Matos ◽  
Sunil Thirkannad

An intraosseous xanthoma is a very rare condition. It has an aggressive appearance on radiographs mimicking primary or metastatic malignant bone tumors. We report a case of intraosseous xanthoma of the distal radius in a 51-year-old male with no history of hyperlipidaemia. To the best of our knowledge, this condition has not been reported so far in the wrist and forearm region. The lesion was successfully excised and at last follow-up, there were no signs of recurrence and patient has been symptom-free.


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