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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports2021

Giant Cell Tumor of the Femoral Head: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Hany Elbardesy, G A Sheridan, S Guerin

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hany ElbardesyDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
G A SheridanDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
S GuerinDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland.
Cork University Hospital · IE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGiant cell tumors (GCTs) of the bone are uncommon primary bone neoplasms that occur mainly in the epiphysis of long bones. GCT of the femoral head is rarely encountered. CASE REPORT: We report a rare case of GCT of the femoral head in a 20-year-old female. The patient presented with pathological fracture. The patient underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA). The aim of this paper is to present a case study with pathological fracture of the femoral head and to report the results of a literature review.

conclusionThe treatment of choice for GCT of the proximal femur is a hip arthroplasty with either a standard THA for small confined tumors or endoprosthesis insertion for more extensive tumors. Joint preserving procedures have a high revision rate (47.06%). Denosumab has been tried as a neoadjuvant treatment with some success in certain cases.

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arthroplastyGiant cell tumorpathological fracture

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PMID34557439
PMCPMC8422002
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