title: Giant cell tumor of talus: a case report.
abstract: Giant cell tumor of talus is a rare entity. In contrast to GCT of long bones, most cases occur in a younger age group and tend to be multicentric. The authors report a case of GCT in a 19 year old boy which had led to extensive destruction of the talus. In view of the extensive involvement, total talectomy along with tibio - calcaneal arthrodesis was performed. At 6 months of followup, the patient had a painless and well arthrodesed ankle. There was no evidence of recurrence at 18 months of followup.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Jammu, India. sids82@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Siddhartha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Iftikhar H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Nital
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Nirdosh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahajan
authors.forename: Abdul Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Salaria