A Patient-Matched Entire First Metacarpal Prosthesis in Treatment of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

Giant cell tumor of the bones occurring in the first metacarpals frequently requires entire metacarpal resection due to the aggressive nature and high rate of recurrence. Bone reconstruction can be performed with autogenous bone grafts. Here we describe a new technique of reconstruction using a pati...

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Main Authors: Thipachart Punyaratabandhu, Boonrat Lohwongwatana, Chedtha Puncreobutr, Arkaphat Kosiyatrakul, Puwadon Veerapan, Suriya Luenam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4101346
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