The giant cell tumour of the proximal phalanx of the thumb treated by a 2-stage operation

We present a 29-year-old woman who was treated for a giant-cell tumour of her thumb. Surgical treatment was performed in two stages. In the first stage, the tumour was removed and the first metacarpal and distal phalanges were fixed by an external fixator. In the second stage of reconstruction of th...

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Published inActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 425 - 428
Main Authors Reichert, Paweł, Kowalski, Przemysław, Gosk, Jerzy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Turkey Elsevier B.V 01.10.2017
Turkish Association of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Adult
Arthrodesis - methods
Bone Neoplasms - pathology
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Bone Transplantation - methods
Bone tumours
Case Report
External Fixators
Female
Finger Phalanges - diagnostic imaging
Finger Phalanges - pathology
Finger Phalanges - surgery
Giant Cell Tumors - pathology
Giant Cell Tumors - surgery
Giant cell tumour
Humans
Ilium - transplantation
Osteotomy - methods
Thumb
Thumb - diagnostic imaging
Thumb - pathology
Thumb - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Giant cell tumour
Thumb
Bone tumours
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Summary:We present a 29-year-old woman who was treated for a giant-cell tumour of her thumb. Surgical treatment was performed in two stages. In the first stage, the tumour was removed and the first metacarpal and distal phalanges were fixed by an external fixator. In the second stage of reconstruction of the thumb, a cortico-cancellous bone graft from the iliac crest, an external fixator and double arthrodesis were used. This two-stage procedure provides the possibility for confirming the diagnosis and appropriate treatment choice and minimizes the risk of recurrence.
ISSN:1017-995X
2589-1294
DOI:10.1016/j.aott.2017.03.015