Author/Authors :
Zhang, Sheng Department of Orthopedics - Yan’an People’s Hospital, Yan’an, Shanxi Province, China , Zhang, Jianhua Department of Orthopedics - the Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an, Shanxi Province, China , Wang, Xin Department of Orthopedics - Yan’an People’s Hospital, Yan’an, Shanxi Province, China
Abstract :
Objective: To analyze the efficacies of tumor curettage and resection for treatment of giant cell tumor of
the bone (GCTB) around the knee joint (KJ).
Methods: A total of 126 KJ-GCTB cases were treated at our department from August 2011 to February 2015.
These cases were divided into two groups (A and B) according to treatment methods. Group A underwent
tumor curettage, while group B underwent tumor resection.
Results: The relapse rates did not differ significantly between the groups (P>0.05), while the complication
rate in group A was significantly lower than that in group B (P<0.05). In addition, the Enneking score for
group A was significantly higher than that for group B (P<0.05); in addition, postoperative local recurrence,
histopathological grading according to Jaffe, and radiographic imaging-based Campanacci’s staging
positively correlated (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Tumor curettage was the preferred surgical approach for patients with KJ-GCTB.
Keywords :
Giant cell tumor of bone around knee joint , Tumor resection , Enneking scoring , Tumor curettage
