En-bloc excision and ulnar translocation for aggressive giant cell tumour (GCT) of distal radius

Patients and methods: on retrospective search of our hospital,we found 8 cases of gct distal radius operated with en-bloc excision for tumour and reconstruction of distal radius with ulnar translocation at our institute during a period from january 2009 to december 2012 and we were able to follow these cases. results: of the 8 patients analyzed,there were 5 males and 3 females with 6 left sided and 2 right sided involvement of distal radius. the mean age of patients was 28.7 years (21-43 years). there were 3 grade-ii and 5 grade-iii gcts in this series. there were 2 cases of recurrent gct initially treated with extended curettage with recurrence detected at 14 and 17 months. conclusion: although complication rate is high,reconstruction of distal radius with ulnar translocation can be considered as a reasonable option after en-bloc excision of grade-ii/iii gct.