Surgical treatment for diffused-type giant cell tumor (pigmented villonodular synovitis) about the ankle joint

Surgical treatment for diffused-type giant cell tumor (pigmented villonodular synovitis) about the ankle joint

Abstract Background Diffused-type giant cell tumor(Dt-GCT) is a rare, aggressive disorder of the joint synovium, bursa and tendon sheaths. Osseous erosions and subchondral cysts may develop as the result of synovium infiltration in Dt-GCT. We present a retrospective study of a series of patients who...

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Main Authors: Xingchen Li, Yang Xu, Yuan Zhu, Xiangyang Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Giant cell tumors
Ankle joint
Joint preserving surgery
Bone transplantation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-017-1824-6

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