Abstract
A 16-year-old man presented with pain in his right upper arm while playing volleyball. Simple radiography and magnetic resonance imaging performed on the advice of a local physician revealed a solitary bone cyst of the humerus. He was subsequently referred to our department for treatment. Curettage and bone grafting procedure was performed, but the painful cyst recurred 2 years later, demonstrating a tendency to increase in size. Surgical treatment using intramedullary nails was performed with a curative intent. The nails were surgically removed one year after surgery, and the patient has shown no signs of recurrence since then. Solitary bone cysts are common in men between 10 and 20 years of age, and various methods have been proposed for treatment. In this case report, we describe the effectiveness of intramedullary nails in the treatment of a solitary bone cyst of the humerus and present a review of the relevant literature.
