Open Access‘Umbrella construct’ – an innovative technique for reconstruction of the proximal humerus after curettage in locally aggressive benign bone tumours
Author(s) -
Ashish Gulia,
Ajay Puri,
Srinath Gupta,
Vineet Kurisunkal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
shoulder and elbow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1758-5740
pISSN - 1758-5732
DOI - 10.1177/1758573219895988
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , curettage , chondroblastoma , humerus , prosthesis , radiology
Reconstructing locally aggressive benign bone tumours of the proximal humerus after intralesional curettage is a challenge. We present a novel reconstruction technique ' Umbrella construct ' where a femoral head and a strut allograft are combined to reconstruct the cavity. Complications, graft incorporation time, functional (Musculoskeletal Tumor Society score [MSTS]) and oncological outcomes were evaluated.