Abstract
The following is a report on the exceptional results achieved in a case of interosseous ganglion of the talus when Hydroxyapatite was used after removal of the lesion.
The patient was a 30 years old female, whose chief complaint was pain in the right ankle. The X-rays taken at her local hospital revealed unusual shading in the interosseous region, so the patient was readmitted. Further X-rays revealed sclerotic change accompanied by a cyst shadow with a clear boundary in the lower cartilage of the interosseous region, roughly circular, and of diameter approximately 1cm.
Operative, treatment commenced after referral bone scintigram, CT and MRI. Upon operation, it was confirmed that a gelatin-like substance was issuing from the focus. The lesion was dignosed the interosseous ganglion through histological examination. The patient returned to the job of the teacher without the ankle pain, at the present of postoperative 7 months.
