title: Osteochondral allograft in a femoral head chondroblastoma: a case report.
abstract: Osteoarthritis of the hip joint secondary to femoral head collapse may develop after curettage of lesions in the femoral head. We report the case of a patient with chondroblastoma of the femoral head who was treated with wide curettage of the lesion and implantation of an osteochondral allograft to prevent femoral head collapse.
authors.affiliation: Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stilli
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marchesini Reggiani
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boriani
authors.forename: Onofrio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Donzelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002804:Chondroblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D005270:Femur Head / Q000601:surgery* / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020127:Recovery of Function; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous