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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2026

A case of a pathological fracture in the femoral neck due to chondroblastoma: 10-year follow-up without recurrence after curettage and bone grafting.

Akihiro Yamashita, Yu Takeda, Takuya Nakai, Shuya Matsumoto, Takayuki Kawaguchi, Shintaro Onishi, Toshiya Tachibana, Shigeo Fukunishi

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Akihiro YamashitaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nishinomiya Kaisei Hospital, 1-4, Ohama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662-0957, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6922-7871
Yu TakedaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
Takuya NakaiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nishinomiya Kaisei Hospital, 1-4, Ohama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662-0957, Japan.
Shuya MatsumotoDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nishinomiya Kaisei Hospital, 1-4, Ohama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662-0957, Japan.
Takayuki KawaguchiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
Shintaro OnishiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
Toshiya TachibanaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Hyogo Medical University Hospital, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan.
Shigeo FukunishiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nishinomiya Kaisei Hospital, 1-4, Ohama-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662-0957, Japan.

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Abstract

The standard treatment for chondroblastoma in the femoral head involves thorough curettage and bone grafting. However, postoperative local recurrence was observed, femoral head necrosis, and development of secondary osteoarthritis are considered. This case report describes a 19-year-old female who sustained a Garden IV pathological femoral neck fracture due to a large chondroblastoma in the femoral head and neck. The patient underwent closed reduction and internal fixation at initial surgery. After the patient was referred to our hospital, a second surgery was performed, which involved creating a window at the femoral head-neck junction via an anterior approach, performing curettage, and applying bone grafting, while leaving the fixation material in place. Ten years after surgery, the patient has shown favorable progress with no tumor recurrence or femoral head necrosis.

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chondroblastomafemoral headpathological fracturesurgical treatment

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PMID42245424
PMCPMC13232625

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