Rare Case: Giant Cell Tumor of Patella and Review of Literature
Journal Title: Journal of Orthopaedic Education - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Most common site of giant cell tumor is distal femur and proximal tibia. Patella is not a very common site of occurrence of GCT. This case report is of a 27 year old female having GCT of patella. She presented with 18 month history of anterior knee pain and 6 month history of mild swelling on anterior aspect. Radioclinicodiagnosis was made by doing Xray & histopathology. Treatment consists of extended curettage with help of phenol, cottary & cavity is filled with bilateral autologous iliac crest bone graft and betatricalcium phosphate granules. Following 24 months of surgery patient is asymptomatic and there is no local recurrence was found clinicoradiologically.
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Dinesh Kumar
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- DOI 10.21088/joe.2454.7956.3117.22
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