title: Knee arthrodesis with interlocking nail after excision of giant cell tumour of the distal femur.
abstract: Giant cell tumour of bone occurring around the knee is fairly common and can be difficult to manage. We report a case of such tumour involving the distal femur which was successfully treated with complete excision followed by arthrodesis of the knee with a long interlocking intramedullary nail.
authors.affiliation: Southern Hospital, Jalan Bendahara, Melaka.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yeow
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Ong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male