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A patient with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia had several fractures of the right lower limb. An above-knee amputation was eventually performed, followed by arthrodesis of the hip. Five years later the stump became painful and swelled with dramatic rapidity. Biopsy showed that this was not due to malignant change, but that an aneurysmal bone cyst had developed in association with the fibrous dysplasia.
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