Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 93-97 , January 2010

Treatment of a Unicameral Bone Cyst of Calcaneus with Endoscopic Curettage and Percutaneous Filling with Corticocancellous Allograft

  • Cengiz Yıldırım, MD

      Affiliations

    • Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mevki Military Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Cengiz Yıldırım, MD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Mevki Military Hospital Ankara, Turkey.
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  • Mahir Mahiroğulları, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tıbbiye Caddesi, Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey
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  • Mesih Kuşkucu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tıbbiye Caddesi, Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey
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  • İbrahim Akmaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tıbbiye Caddesi, Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey
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  • Kenan Keklikci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Haydarpaşa Training Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Tıbbiye Caddesi, Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey

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PII: S1067-2516(09)00349-4

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2009.08.005

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 1 , Pages 93-97 , January 2010

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