{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T05:18:20Z","timestamp":1783574300271,"version":"3.55.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Indian Orthopaedic Research Group","issue":"7","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Jocr"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>Introduction: Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign but locally aggressive osteolytic lesion that commonly affects long bones and vertebrae. Involvement of the calcaneum is rare and presents a unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenge due to its weight-bearing nature.\n\nCase Report: A 23-year-old male presented with pain in the left heel for 6 months, insidious in onset and progressive in nature, aggravated by weight-bearing. Clinical examination revealed localised tenderness over the calcaneum. Radiographs showed an expansile osteolytic lesion with cortical thinning. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a multiloculated cystic lesion with multiple fluid\u2013fluid levels suggestive of ABC. The patient underwent extended curettage and autologous cancellous bone grafting and bone substitutes. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of ABC. At the 6-month follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic with no evidence of recurrence.\n\nConclusion: Calcaneal ABC is a rare entity that should be considered in young patients presenting with chronic heel pain. Imaging aids in diagnosis, but histopathology is mandated. Extended curettage with bone grafting is an effective treatment option with good functional outcomes and low recurrence rates.\n\nKeywords: Aneurysmal bone cyst, calcaneum, curettage, bone graft, heel pain.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i07.7574","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T04:59:23Z","timestamp":1783573163000},"page":"24-28","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Aneurysmal Bone Cyst of Calcaneum in a Young Adult: A Rare Case Report"],"prefix":"10.13107","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Elandevan","family":"Gunasekaran","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Purushotham","family":"Lingaiah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adhitya","family":"Sharma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hariprasad","family":"Kornepati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bache Manmohan","family":"Sai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nataraj Agrahara","family":"Rangashamaiah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"5271","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"container-title":["Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T04:59:23Z","timestamp":1783573163000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/jocr.co.in\/wp\/2026\/07\/aneurysmal-bone-cyst-of-calcaneum-in-a-young-adult-a-rare-case-report\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.13107\/jocr.2026.v16.i07.7574","relation":{},"ISSN":["2321-3817"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2321-3817","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026]]}}}