Hello,
Three years ago I had bone graft surgery to repair a lytic lesion in my right ankle. The surgeon scraped out the cyst and used a graft from my pelvis to fill in the remaining hole. It never filled in completely and the cyst has been growing back. I have been experiencing an almost constant ache in the ankle and a burning pain which radiates into my foot and up my leg a bit. It also feels as if it needs to be cracked, like a knuckle. I have an appointment in 10 days with a new orthopedic surgeon who specializes in benign bone cysts. I am wondering what could have caused the first bone graft to not work and what the chances are that a second operation would work?