Knee arthrodesis with interlocking nail after excision of giant cell tumour of the distal femur.
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.
Yeow
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Southern Hospital, Jalan Bendahara, Melaka.
Chin
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Ong
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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