Giant cell tumour
of the bone (GCT) is a rare locally aggressive primary bone
tumour with an incidence of 3% to 5% of all primary bone tumours. The most common location
for this tumour is the long bone meta
-
epiphysis especially of the distal femur
,
proximal tibia
,
distal r
adius
,
and the proximal humerus. Involvement of distal ulna is rare accounting for 0.45%
to 3.2%.
Considering
... [Show full abstract] local aggressive nature and high recurrence
,
wide resection is the treatment
recommended. Instability of ulnar stump and ulnar translation of the
carpals are known
complications following resection of distal ulna. To overcome these problems
,
we attempted a
newer technique of distal ulna reconstruction using proximal fibula and TFCC reconstruction using
Palmaris longus tendon following wide resection
of giant cell tumour of distal ulna in a 44
-
year
-
old male. This technique of distal radio ulnar joint reconstruction has excellent functional results
with no evidence of recurrence after one
-
year follow
-
up