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ArticleJournal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma2023

Neglected Desmoplastic Fibroma of calcaneum with collapsed hindfoot, restored with allograft transplantation: A rare case report.

Silvampatti Ramasamy Sundararajan, Rajagopalakrishnan Ramakanth, Terence D'souza, Shanmuganathan Rajasekaran

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Article in Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Silvampatti Ramasamy SundararajanDepartment of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Ganga Medical Center &Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Rajagopalakrishnan RamakanthDepartment of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Ganga Medical Center &Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Terence D'souzaDepartment of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, Ganga Medical Center &Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Shanmuganathan RajasekaranDepartment of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Center &Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Ganga Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Desmoplastic fibroma of the calcaneum is a rare, locally aggressive tumour. A 24-year-old female presented with long-standing heel pain, with the collapse of the calcaneum (hindfoot) that was untreated for 7 years. Eradication of this locally aggressive lesion by adjuvant therapy and restoration of calcaneal bony morphology by allograft was an arduous and challenging task. At the final follow-up, the heel was painless, and the patient could walk normally without support. Conclusion: Restoration of calcaneal height is challenging in young patients, and using structural allograft restores calcaneal and hindfoot morphology. Patient education about the high chances of recurrence despite surgical clearance is essential, and intraoperative adjuvant usage can reduce the recurrence.

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AdjuvantsAllograftBenign bone tumourCollapsed calcaneumCurrettageDesmoplastic fibroma calcaneumHindfootOsteolytic lesion

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PMID36685776
PMCPMC9850181
OpenAlexW4313334000

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