RECYCLED TUMOUR-BEARING AUTOGRAFT TREATED WITH LIQUID NITROGEN TO RECONSTRUCT BONE DEFECT AFTER RESECTION OF TIBIAL MALIGNANT BONE TUMOUR: A PROMISING PROCEDURE

Abstract

Background: In the past, amputation still considered as a primary choice of treatment for malignant bone tumour. Biological reconstructions with recycled tumour-bearing autograft offers many advantages. This would be a simple, effective, easy to perform and lowcost procedure to preserve limb. It would meet with the requirements of patients.

Background: In the past, amputation still considered as a primary choice of treatment for malignant bone tumour. Biological reconstructions with recycled tumour-bearing autograft offers many advantages. This would be a simple, effective, easy to perform and lowcost procedure to preserve limb. It would meet with the requirements of patients.

Methods: A case report.

Results: We presented patient with myxofibrosarcoma of the shaft tibia. The patient underwent wide excision and reonstructed bone defect by recycled tumour-bearing autograft treated with liquid nitrogen. After the duration of 18 months, the patient has functional outcome of 76.7% with MSTS score, and radiographic result shows a bony union process. There is no sign of recurrence neither metastases.

Conclusion: Recycled tumour-bearing autograft treated with liquid nitrogen woukd be: a promising procedure to reconstruct bone defect after resection of the malignant bone tumour.

Keywords: malignant bone tumour, recycled bone autograft, liquid nitrogen