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C J Dawe

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Transient posttraumatic cystlike lesions of bone.

Cystlike cortical defects appearing after minor greenstick fractures in children have occasionally been described. These lesions are typically asymptomatic and appear just proximal to the fracture line within the area of subperiosteal new bone formation. Although the pathogenesis of these lesions remains in doubt, complete resolution is the rule, with no adverse effect on fracture healing. Only 18 cases of these transient postfracture cysts have previously been reported in the English-language literature. We present two additional cases of cyst formation after greenstick fracture of the distal radius in children aged 2.5 and 5.5 years. The natural history of such lesions is discussed and the current theories on their pathogenesis are reviewed.

Bone Cysts↗
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Hemiatrophy.

The authors present a series of seven patients who have a diagnosis fitting that of combined ipsilateral facial and somatic hemiatrophy. Diagnostic features include facial, tongue, and ear asymmetry and associated decreases in length and size of the ipsilateral limbs. The symptomatic problems related to leg length discrepancy can be addressed in the usual fashion, and this condition does not appear to progress to large leg length discrepancies. The cosmetic side of this disorder is often concerning: it is the most reliable identification of the existence of this condition and is present from birth. Facial hemiatrophy is mild and does not appear to be progressive. The hemiatrophies probably have a multifactorial pathogenesis that most likely has at its basis a genetic cause.

Abnormalities, Multiple↗