Curettage & Acrylic Cementation in Surgery of Giant Cell Tumors of Bone
10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.5.1025
- Author:
Ki Soo KIM
;
Sang Sik MIN
;
Young Woong SONG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Giant cell tumor;
Acrylic cement;
Tantalum wires
- MeSH:
Cautery;
Cementation;
Curettage;
Early Diagnosis;
Female;
Femur;
Giant Cell Tumors;
Giant Cells;
Humans;
Methods;
Prostheses and Implants;
Recurrence;
Tantalum;
Tibia
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1982;17(5):1025-1030
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
3 cases of giant cell tumor in the distal femur or upper tibia were treated by curettage and acrylic cement packing between October 1978 and May 1981. All were females. The postoperative courses were satisfactory with no recurrence or malignant change for periods of 16 months to 30 months. In one case, acrylic cement reinforced with tantalum wire was used because it is superior to acrylic cement alone in mechanical properties. The adventages of this method are: 1. The cautery effect of setting cement. 2. Avoidence of the need for large quantities of cancellous bone 3. The possibility of incorporating a prosthesis if the lesion is extensive. 4. Rapid mobilization. 5. Ease of early diagnosis of recurrence.
