Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report
Giant cell tumour of the distal humerus is rare. We report one such case in a 30-year-old man who underwent wide resection of the tumour followed by total elbow arthroplasty using a cemented ‘sloppy-hinged’ total elbow prosthesis. At the 18-month follow-up, the patient had pain-free range of motion...
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| author | Atmananda S Hegde Ravindra M Shenoy Mahabala P Rai |
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| description | Giant cell tumour of the distal humerus is rare. We report one such case in a 30-year-old man who underwent wide resection of the tumour followed by total elbow arthroplasty using a cemented ‘sloppy-hinged’ total elbow prosthesis. At the 18-month follow-up, the patient had pain-free range of motion of 15° to 120° and no evidence of recurrence. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27aa0c97efb94e27a9ff71926c4036ab2022-12-21T23:39:15ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902014-12-012210.1177/230949901402200332Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case ReportAtmananda S HegdeRavindra M ShenoyMahabala P RaiGiant cell tumour of the distal humerus is rare. We report one such case in a 30-year-old man who underwent wide resection of the tumour followed by total elbow arthroplasty using a cemented ‘sloppy-hinged’ total elbow prosthesis. At the 18-month follow-up, the patient had pain-free range of motion of 15° to 120° and no evidence of recurrence.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901402200332 |
| spellingShingle | Atmananda S Hegde Ravindra M Shenoy Mahabala P Rai Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| title | Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report |
| title_full | Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report |
| title_short | Giant Cell Tumour of the Distal Humerus: A Case Report |
| title_sort | giant cell tumour of the distal humerus a case report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901402200332 |
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