Incidence and progression of osteoarthritis following curettage and cementation of giant cell tumor of bone around the knee: long-term follow-up

ConclusionsCurettage and cementation can be used safely to treat GCTB around the knee. Arthritis of the knee is a possible complication, but mild grades are expected in most cases. There was no association between arthritis incidence and age, gender, pathological fractures, tumor location, or recurrent tumors.Level of evidenceLevel IV.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research