Surgical treatment of benign osteolytic lesions in the femoral head and neck: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Treatment of benign osteolytic lesions in the femoral head and neck can be extremely challenging, particularly in children with open physis or for aggressive tumors with pathological fracture. There remains the difficult management decision as to whether to perform complete excision of the involved area or only curettage. Moreover, there is no agreed consensus on the optimal approach to lesion access when performing curettage, which included the transcervical, open and direct approach. The current systematic review aims to provide guidance for selection of surgical methods in clinical practice by comparing the advantages and drawbacks of different procedures.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases we

SUBMITTER: Shi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210383 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature