title: Osteochondral allograft transplantation after excision of femoral head giant cell tumour: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of Giant Cell Tumour of the femoral head in a 22-year-old man that was excised and reconstructed with an osteochondral allograft. After 3.5 years follow-up, the graft had completely united and there were no signs of recurrence or resorption; the patient had an excellent functional outcome. Osteochondral allograft transplantation may provide a viable option for joint salvage after excision of a benign or locally aggressive tumour in the femoral head in selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Ramesh K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Sujit K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tripathy
authors.forename: Dharm S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D055815:Young Adult