En bloc resection and iliac crest bone grafting for giant cell tumor of the finger

Joseph Saleh; Dominique Tremblay; Elie Boghossian

doi:10.1016/j.hansur.2024.101713

En bloc resection and iliac crest bone grafting for giant cell tumor of the finger

Hand Surg Rehabil. 2024 May 1:101713. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2024.101713. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Joseph Saleh¹, Dominique Tremblay², Elie Boghossian²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada. Electronic address: Joseph.saleh@umontreal.ca.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, University of Montreal, Montreal, Qc, Canada.

PMID: 38701948
DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2024.101713

Abstract

A case of a rapidly progressing giant cell tumor of the middle phalanx is presented. The patient underwent en bloc resection with iliac crest grafting and distal interphalangeal fusion. Surgical technique and patient's functional outcomes are described.

Keywords: Fusion; Giant cell tumor of bone; Hand surgery; Reconstruction.

Publication types

Case Reports