Open AccessGiant cell tumor of the metacarpal bones
Author(s) -
Kabul C Saikia,
Sanjeev Kumar Bhuyan,
Firoz Ahmed,
Debashish Chanda
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.83957
Subject(s) - medicine , iliac crest , amputation , bone grafting , giant cell , iliac bone , surgery , giant cell tumor of bone , pathology
Giant cell tumor (GCT) of hand bones is rare. We present two cases of GCT of metacarpal bone. One case was treated successfully with ray amputation. The second patient underwent wide resection and tricortical iliac crest bone grafting. Till the last follow-up (at 26 and 70 months respectively) both patients have been recurrence free and have returned to their previous occupational activities.