Curettage with cement augmentation of large bone defects in giant cell tumors with pathological fractures in lower-extremity long bones

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Details of patients presenting with giant cell tumors

Case no.	Age/sex	Site	Tumor extension	Pathological fracture	Pulmonary metastasis
1	34/M	DF	CB	P
2*	28/F	PT	CE	P
3	26/M	DF	CE	P
4	22/M	DF	CE	P
5	41/M	PT	EE	P
6	40/F	PF	CE	P
7	31/M	PT	EE	P
8	33/F	DF	EE	P
9	45/M	DT	CB	B
10	52/M	DF	CE	P	Yes
11	18/M	PT	CB	P
12*	47/F	DF	EE	P
13	63/M	PT	CE	P
14	29/F	DF	EE	P
15	38/M	PT	EE	P
16	39/F	PF	CB	B	Yes
17	44/M	PT	CE	P
18	49/M	PF	CE	P
19	41/M	DF	CE	P
20	20/M	DF	EE	P
21	51/M	PF	CE	P
22	37/F	PT	EE	P
23	23/F	DF	CE	P
24	63/M	DT	CE	B
25	50/F	DF	EE	P
26	39/M	PT	CE	P	Yes
27	40/M	PF	CE	P
28	18/M	PT	EE	P
29*	33/M	DT	EE	P
30	79/M	DF	EE	P
31	54/M	PT	CE	P
32	32/F	DF	CB	B
33	41/M	DF	EE	P
34	31/M	PT	CE	P
35	36/F	PT	CB	B
36	48/M	DF	CB	B
37*	37/M	PF	EE	P
38	32/M	DF	EE	P

PF proximal femur, DF distal femur, PT proximal tibia, DT distal tibia, CB subperiosteal cortical breach, CE cortical erosion, EE extraosseous extension, P fracture seen at presentation, B fracture developed following biopsy
* Operated earlier with curettage and bone grafting