Imaging findings and complications after curettage of atypical cartilaginous tumors in long bones: a retrospective single-center cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess imaging findings and complications after curettage of atypical cartilaginous tumors (ACTs) in long bones.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study included patients with central ACTs of long bones treated with curettage, adjuvants, and cementation or bone grafting, who had clinical and imaging follow-up data available for at least 2 years after surgery. All imaging studies (radiographs, CT, MRI) were independently assessed by three radiologists. Clinical information was collected from the medical records.

Results

Sixty-eight patients were included (median age [interquartile range, IQR], 53 [45-60] years). Bone graft and cement were used in 53 (77.9%) and 15 (22.1%) patients, respectively. Prophylactic internal fixation was performed in 63 (92

SUBMITTER: Gitto S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12847113 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature