Open AccessManagement of juxta articular giant cell tumors around the knee by custom mega prosthetic arthroplasty
Author(s) -
Mayilvahanan Natarajan,
Ramachandran Prabhakar,
M Mohamed Sameer,
RA Shashidhar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.32045
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , surgery , prosthesis , arthroplasty , giant cell tumors , femur , orthopedic surgery , tibia , knee joint , giant cell , pathology
Juxtaarticular giant cell tumors around the knee are common and pose a special problem of reconstruction after tumor excision. This article analyzes the functional outcome after resection of juxtaarticular giant cell tumors around the knee and replacement by custom mega prosthetic arthroplasty.
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