Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39434893›Full record

ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2025

Wrist fusion with ulnar translocation for aggressive giant cell tumour of distal end radius: Short-term functional and clinico-radiological outcomes.

Zile Singh Kundu, PankajKumar Sharma, Lakshmana Das, Vishal Verma, Jyoti Sharma

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of orthopaedics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zile Singh KunduOrthopaedics, Positron Multispeciality Hospital, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India.
PankajKumar SharmaDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, 151001, India.
Lakshmana DasDepartment of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, 151001, India.
Vishal VermaOrthopaedics, Positron Multispeciality Hospital, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, India.
Jyoti SharmaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, Punjab, 151001, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The distal end radius (DER) is the third most common site of a giant cell tumour (GCT) in bone. GCT is a locally aggressive benign tumour with metastatic potential. The main goals in the management of GCT of DER are the complete removal of the tumours, the prevention of recurrence, and the restoration of the functional wrist. Purpose: This case series reports the clinical and functional outcome of en bloc tumour resection, ulnar translocation and wrist arthrodesis in patients with high-grade GCT of DER. Methods: Sixteen patients with Campanacci grade II & III GCT of distal end radius who underwent the procedure between 2009 and 2018 and had a follow-up of 2 years were included. Patients with distant metastasis, chronic severe systemic illness, operated previously, and follow-up dropouts were excluded from the study. The patient's demographic profile and tumour characteristics were collected at the initial visit. Grip strength, modified MAYO wrist score, and VAS score for wrist pain were collected preoperatively and at 1-year and 2-year follow-ups. Results: The study included predominantly females (13 vs 3). The mean age was 31.5 ± 8 years with a symptom duration of 6.5 ± 3.1 months (range 3-14). The mean resection length was 8.31 ± 1.5 cm (range 6-12). The mean Ulnoradial and ulnocarpal union time was 22.7 ± 8.0 and 17.5 ± 2.3 weeks, respectively. The mean modified Mayo Wrist score was 20.63 ± 9.4, 48.7 ± 5.6 and 60.6 ± 4.0 at preop, 1 year and 2 years follow-up. The mean MSTS score was 22.68 ± 1.8 (range 19-26). Two patients had ulnoradial nonunion. Conclusion: Wrist arthrodesis by ulnar translocation and plate fixation is a viable option in the management of GCT of distal end radius. The short-term clinical and functional outcomes are favourable for restoring adequate wrist function.

Indexed as

Aggressive giant cell tumourCase seriesGrip strengthLevel of evidence: level 4Ulnar translocationWrist arthrodesisWrist fusion

Identifiers

PMID39434893
PMCPMC11490735

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.