title: Giant cell tumor of the metacarpal bone in children: free osteoarticular metatarsal transfer: case report.
abstract: We present a successful total resection of metacarpal bone and nonvascularized joint transfer in a giant cell tumor of the fourth metacarpal bone in a 13-year-old girl. At the 6-year follow-up, a good functional outcome was achieved, with 85° range of motion of the metacarpophalangeal joint and no clinical or radiographic evidence of tumor recurrence and no signs of degeneration of the joint.
authors.affiliation: Departments of aOrthopaedics and Traumatology bPathology, Karadeniz Technical University Hospital, Trabzon cDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Emre
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Baki
authors.forename: Yilmaz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Güvercin
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aynaci
authors.forename: Kadriye
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000601:surgery*; D008682:Metatarsal Bones / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome