Metacarpal resection with a contoured iliac bone graft and silicone rubber implant for metacarpal giant cell tumor: a case report.
A definitive surgical procedure for a giant cell tumor that combines metacarpal resection with an iliac bone graft and arthroplasty with a silicone rubber implant is proposed for the elderly patient. The results were encouraging in one patient who had a cosmetically and functionally acceptable hand and no evidence of recurrence.
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation*; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers