Distal tibial giant cell tumour treated with curettage and stabilisation with an Ilizarov frame

G L Cribb; P Cool; S O Hill; D C Mangham

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2008.04.003

Distal tibial giant cell tumour treated with curettage and stabilisation with an Ilizarov frame

Foot Ankle Surg. 2009;15(1):28-32. doi: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.04.003. Epub 2008 Jun 6.

Authors

G L Cribb¹, P Cool, S O Hill, D C Mangham

Affiliation

¹ Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 19218062
DOI: 10.1016/j.fas.2008.04.003

Abstract

A 36-year-old man presented with a long history of pain in his left ankle. Imaging and biopsy confirmed this to be a giant cell tumour of bone. This was treated with curettage of the lesion and stabilisation with an Ilizarov frame. After a prolonged course of rehabilitation he has excellent function and has returned to hill walking and there is no evidence of recurrence of the giant cell tumour.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
Curettage*
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / surgery*
Humans
Ilizarov Technique*
Male
Tibia*