[Diagnosis of recurrence and therapy of recurrence with in situ bone cement filling in the treatment of giant cell tumor]

Abstract

Bone-cement plugging allows immediate weight bearing and early detection in case of recurrence of giant cell tumor. A recurrence might be treated by either total or partial removal of the old plug and new curettage followed by a second cement plug. The method allows to plan the final surgery for a time which is likely free of risk of recurrence and which appears appropriate in terms of private time scheduling. In addition it saves the valuable autogenous graft.