Comparison of tumor curettage and resection for treatment of giant cell tumor of the bone around the knee joint

Objective: to analyze the efficacies of tumor curettage and resection for treatment of giant cell tumor of the bone (gctb) around the knee joint (kj). methods: a total of 126 kj-gctb cases were treated at our department from august 2011 to february 2015. these cases were divided into two groups (a and b) according to treat ment methods. group a underwent tumor curettage,while group b underwent tumor resection. results: the relapse rates did not differ significantly between the groups (p>0.05),while the complication rate in group a was significantly lower than that in group b (p<0.05). in addition,the enneking score for group a was significantly higher than that for group b (p<0.05); in addition,postoperative local recurrence,histopathological grading according to jaffe,and radiographic imaging-based campanacci’s staging positively correlated (p<0.05). conclusion: tumor curettage was the preferred surgical approach for patients with kj-gctb. © 2016,professional medical publications. all rights reserved.