Resection of the distal end of the radius.
Resection of the distal end of the radius is indicated in the treatment of locally aggressive primary bone tumours, such as giant cell tumour. This requires reconstruction of the resected segment. Various techniques are examined and the one using an autoplastic fibular graft is described in detail. This method preserves good function of the wrist joint.
D001174:Arthrodesis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005360:Fibula / Q000637:transplantation; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous