Case Report
Giant cell tumor of talus: a case report
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* Corresponding author: Siddhartha Sharma sids82@gmail.com
Department of Orthopedics, Government Medical College, Jammu, India
Cases Journal 2009, 2:74 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-74
Published: 21 January 2009Abstract
Giant cell tumor of talus is a rare entity. In contrast to GCT of long bones, most cases occur in a younger age group and tend to be multicentric. The authors report a case of GCT in a 19 year old boy which had led to extensive destruction of the talus. In view of the extensive involvement, total talectomy along with tibio – calcaneal arthrodesis was performed. At 6 months of followup, the patient had a painless and well arthrodesed ankle. There was no evidence of recurrence at 18 months of followup.