Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	47037
Country	Greece

Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Os calcis lipoma: To graft or not to graft? – A case report and literature review
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Theodoros Balbouzis, Theodosios Alexopoulos and Peter Grigoris
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Theodoros Balbouzis, MA, MD, Surgeon, Orthopedic Department, Metropolitan General Hospital, Mesogeion 264, Cholargos 15561, Athens, Greece. drbalbouzis@yahoo.com
Key Words	Benign bone tumor; Os calcis lipoma; Calcaneus; Intraosseous lipoma; Bone graft; Case report
Core Tip	This is the first report of a patient with a surgically treated os calcis lipoma, showing spectacular graft resorption at a long-term follow up. Previous studies, which report satisfactory graft performance, rely on plain radiographs for follow-up imaging and they have not used computed tomography to assess the incorporation of bone graft. The complex interplay of biomechanical and biological factors in Ward’s neutral triangle of the os calcis may account for the failure of graft integration. The possibility of bone graft resorption must be taken into account when surgical treatment is considered.
Citation	Balbouzis T, Alexopoulos T, Grigoris P. Os calcis lipoma: To graft or not to graft? – A case report and literature review. World J Orthop 2019; 10(7): 292-298

Received	2019-03-06 05:52
Peer-Review Started	2019-03-08 03:35
To Make the First Decision	2019-06-12 00:35
Return for Revision	2019-06-20 08:11
Revised	2019-06-25 14:26
Second Decision	2019-07-06 05:41
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-07-08 21:11
Articles in Press	2019-07-08 21:11
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-07-18 00:26

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