title: Joint salvaging surgery for an extensive giant cell tumor of the proximal femur complicated by a transcervical fracture.
abstract: The case of a 20-year-old man with an unusually large giant-cell tumor of the proximal right femur complicated by a transcervical fracture is presented. In view of the patient's age, stabilization with a dynamic hip screw combined with valgus osteotomy, curettage and bone grafting was preferred to total hip replacement. Femoral head salvage has been successful to date.
authors.affiliation: Traumatology Center Meidling, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy; D011859:Radiography