Distal tibial giant cell tumour treated with curettage and stabilisation with an Ilizarov frame.
A 36-year-old man presented with a long history of pain in his left ankle. Imaging and biopsy confirmed this to be a giant cell tumour of bone. This was treated with curettage of the lesion and stabilisation with an Ilizarov frame. After a prolonged course of rehabilitation he has excellent function and has returned to hill walking and there is no evidence of recurrence of the giant cell tumour.
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Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry, UK. grcibb@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D008297:Male; D013977:Tibia