The distal portion of the fibula was resected subperiosteally in two adolescent patients with large aneurysmal bone cysts extending close to the distal epiphyseal plate of the fibula. Follow-up studies, eight years after operation in one patient and two and one-half years in the other patient, showed satisfactory function and stability of the ankle.
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Shoji et al. (1970) studied this question.