Twenty cases of calcaneal solitary bone cyst were evaluated. The typical lesion had a pathognomonic roentgenographic appearance. Eleven patients were treated by curetting and bone-grafting, and there were no recurrences. The cysts in patients followed non-operatively usually did not heal, but were asymptomatic and did not enlarge. A recommendation for non-operative management is made for most cases because the cysts are frequently painless and not likely to fracture.
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SMITH et al. (1974) studied this question.