Vertebral fracture due to a solitary bone cyst

Abstract

Simple bone cysts (SBC), also known as solitary bone cysts 1 or unicameral bone cysts,2 are common, benign, fluid filled, cystic lesions that occur mostly in the metaphysis of the long bones. Atypical bone involvements occur, however, in less than 5% of the cases 3, 4 including the vertebrae throughout the spinal axis.