Abstract
We reviewed 29 patients with intraosseous lipoma treated between 1985 and 2002. Mean patient age was 48 (20–75) years. According to Milgram’s classification, ten cases were classified as stage I, 14 as stage II, and three as stage III. All patients were initially treated by curettage. In 11 cases an additional phenolization was performed. The average follow-up was 32 (6–208) months. At the last follow-up, none had any clinical or radiological signs of recurrence. The adequate treatment of a symptomatic intraosseous lipoma is curettage and bone grafting. In the current study, phenolization showed no added benefit. An asymptomatic intraosseous lipoma without impending pathological fracture can be treated conservatively.
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Nous avons examiné 29 malades avec un lipome intraosseux traité entre 1985 et 2002. L’âge moyen des malades était de 48 ans (20–75). D’après la classification de Milgram, dix cas ont été classés comme stade I, 14 comme stade II, et trois comme stade III. Tous les malades ont été traités initialement par curetage. Dans 11 cas une phénolisation supplémentaire a été faite. Le suivi moyen était de 32 mois (6–208). Àu dernier examen aucun n’avait de signe clinique ou radiologique de récidive. Le traitement adéquat d’un lipome intraosseux symptomatique est un curetage avec greffe osseuse. Dans cette étude, la phénolisation n’a montré aucun avantage supplémentaire. Un lipome intraosseux asymptomatique sans menaçe de fracture pathologique peut être traité d’une manière conservatrice.
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Radl, R., Leithner, A., Machacek, F. et al. Intraosseous lipoma: retrospective analysis of 29 patients. International Orthopaedics (SICOT) 28, 374–378 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-004-0586-6
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