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- Title
No local recurrence of enchondroma after curettage and plaster filling.
- Authors
Gaasbeek, R.D.A.; Rijnberg, W.J.; Loon, C.J.M.; Meyers, H.; Feith, R.
- Abstract
Introduction The most common treatment of enchondromas is curettage (with or without adjuvant therapy) followed by cancellous bone grafting. To avoid donor-site morbidity of the iliac crest, we applied plaster of Paris as a bone defect filler after curettage of enchondromas. Materials and methods We treated 19 enchondromas of the hand and foot in 19 patients (mean age 40 years, range 2 1-79 years) with curettage and filling of the cavity with sterile plaster of Paris (calcium sulphate/phosphate) tablets. Results The diagnosis was histologically confirmed in all cases. After a mean follow-up of 53 months (range 15-139 months), the mean functional Muskuloskeletal Tumor Society Score was 29.1 points (97%; range 28-30). There were no local recurrences although adjuvant therapy was not utilized. Conclusion Plaster of Paris appears safe and effective as a bone-filling substance after curettage of enchondroma.
- Subjects
ENCHONDROMA; CARTILAGE tumors; BONE grafting; PLASTER of Paris; IMMUNOLOGICAL adjuvants; ORTHOPEDIC surgery
- Publication
Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery, 2005, Vol 125, Issue 1, p42
- ISSN
0936-8051
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00402-004-0747-5