Ilizarov technique for treatment of a giant aneurysmal bone cyst at the distal femur: A case report

Figure 1 Preoperative images. A: Anterior-posterior X-ray image of the right knee; B: Lateral X-ray view of the right knee; C: Computed tomography (CT) 3-dimensionalreconstruction of the right knee; D: Sagittal plane CT image of the right knee; E: Coronal plane CT of the right knee; F: Sagittal plane magnetic resonance imaging image of the right knee; G: Coronal plane CT image of the right knee.

Figure 2 Pathological photos. A: Appearance of the removed lesion; B-D: Microscopic view of the stained lesion.

Figure 3 Intraoperative pictures. A and B: Pictures after the external fixation frame; C: Picture of resection of tumor; D: The picture of extracted tumor tissue.

Figure 4 Postoperative follow-up photos. A: Photo at review; B: Anterior-posterior X-ray image of the right knee four days after surgery; C: Anterior-posterior X-ray image of the right knee five months after surgery; D: Anterior-posterior X-ray image of the right knee after remove the external fixator; E: Lateral X-ray image of the right knee after remove the external fixator; F: Anterior-posterior X-ray image of the lower limbs.