%0 Journal Article
%T Tumor de c¨¦lulas gigantes del extremo distal del radio y reconstrucci¨®n ¨®sea
%A La O Dur¨¢n
%A Eldis
%A Monz¨®n Fern¨¢ndez
%A Abel Nicol¨¢s
%A Sanz Delgado
%A Licett
%J Revista Cubana de Ortopedia y Traumatolog£¿-a
%D 2009
%I Editorial Ciencias M¨¦dicas
%X this is the case of a black women aged 40 presenting with a tumor of distal end of right radium with histological diagnosis of low-grade malignancy giant cells tumor and proposal of limb amputation. a conservative surgery was performed with a two-steps total exeresis of lesion sparing the oncologic margin. a fibular free-graft was used and wrist arthrodesis and internal fixation of graft using ao system. there was a good graft consolitadion and an active incorporation of patient to social activities. the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, rehabilitation and case prognosis are exposed.
%K giant cells tumor
%K rehabilitation and prognosis
%K surgery
%K external fixers.
%U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0864-215X2009000200007&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en