Georg W Herget1, Dirk Maier1, Norbert P Südkamp1, Markus Uhl2, Hannah Füllgraf3, David Dovi-Akue1. 1. Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany. 2. Department of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiology, St. Josefs Hospital Freiburg, Germany. 3. Department of Pathology, Medical Center Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract
CASE: A 38-year-old man presented with recurrent chondroblastoma of the acromion after primary curettage and bone grafting. The patient underwent revision surgery with resection of the acromion and reconstruction using an autologous iliac crest graft. He had regained normal shoulder function without recurrence at a follow-up of 17 months. CONCLUSIONS: This case demonstrates a rare location of chondroblastoma and successful anatomical and functional reconstruction. The described surgical procedure could be considered for large tumorous lesions of the acromion, for which curettage would be insufficient, and to preserve and reconstruct a functionally intact shoulder girdle.
CASE: A 38-year-old man presented with recurrent chondroblastoma of the acromion after primary curettage and bone grafting. The patient underwent revision surgery with resection of the acromion and reconstruction using an autologous iliac crest graft. He had regained normal shoulder function without recurrence at a follow-up of 17 months. CONCLUSIONS: This case demonstrates a rare location of chondroblastoma and successful anatomical and functional reconstruction. The described surgical procedure could be considered for large tumorous lesions of the acromion, for which curettage would be insufficient, and to preserve and reconstruct a functionally intact shoulder girdle.