Vascularised joint transfer in the management of recurrent giant cell tumour of the second metacarpal.
This paper presents the medium-term follow-up results (34 and 40 months, respectively) of two cases of recurrent giant cell tumour of the head of the second metacarpal, treated by marginal excision and reconstruction with a vascularised toe joint transfer. Both patients had painless, stable joints with excellent ranges of motion at the metacarpophalangeal joint of 80 degrees and 70 degrees , respectively, no degenerative changes and no recurrence of the tumours.
Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D050279:Metacarpal Bones; D008662:Metacarpophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D014033:Toe Joint / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*