Treatment of giant cell tumor of the distal radius by ulnar translocation. A case report and review of the literature.
Presented is a case of giant cell tumor of the distal radius treated successfully by en bloc resection and translocation of the ipsilateral distal ulna. A good functional result was achieved with near full range of pronation and supination and 5 degrees of flexion at the wrist. The advantage of this technique is that the ulna provides a locally available vascularized graft to bridge the gap created by resection of the radius.
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery*