title: Pedicle freezing with liquid nitrogen for malignant bone tumour in the radius: a new technique of osteotomy of the ulna.
abstract: We describe a new technique of pedicle freezing of the distal radius with malignant bone tumour and osteotomy of the normal ulna. The distal radius was sufficiently elevated to enable freezing without damaging adjacent tissues by releasing the distal radio-ulnar and radio-carpal joint and cutting the middle third of the ulna. The distal radius (including the tumour) was soaked in liquid nitrogen and the defect filled with iliac grafts. The ulna was repaired with plate and screws and was united at month 2. There was no local recurrence and the postoperative function score was 93%. This technique decreases the risk of non-union of the osteotomy site of the tumorous bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. ttorigoe@juntendo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torigoe
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aritomi
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suehara
authors.forename: Taketo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oukubo
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terakado
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatsuya
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazawa
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009584:Nitrogen; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011884:Radius; D014457:Ulna / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D009584:Nitrogen