Fig. 5From: Pronounced femur malunion after pathological bone fracture due to a simple bone cyst in the shaft of the femur, treated using Ilizarov fixation: a case reporta Radiograph immediately after surgery. After extension, the segment of bone with the lesion was removed, shortening and correcting the alignment permanently. b Simple radiograph after extension, approximately 3 months after completing extension. c Pathological examination of surgically resected specimen (magnification × 100). Histopathology of the extracted lesion shows a small formation considered to be inorganic material scattered in the medullary cavity, consistent with fracture due to bone cystBack to article page