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Case Report: Histologic Study of a Human Epiphyseal Transplant at 3 Years after Implantation

Authors: J. Sales de Gauzy, MD, F. Accadbled, MD, PhD, A. Gomez Brouchet, MD, A. Abid, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 7/2009

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy underwent surgical excision of a Ewing’s sarcoma of the proximal femur. Reconstruction was performed using an ipsilateral vascularized epiphyseal transplant and a femoral allograft. Local recurrence of the tumor necessitated hip disarticulation 3 years after the initial procedure. We then performed a histologic analysis of the transplant. The growth plate was still normal in structure but had richly vascularized hyperplastic layers. We observed bridging between the articular cartilage and the growth plate.

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Title: Case Report: Histologic Study of a Human Epiphyseal Transplant at 3 Years after Implantation
Authors: J. Sales de Gauzy, MD
F. Accadbled, MD, PhD
A. Gomez Brouchet, MD
A. Abid, MD
Publication date: 01-07-2009
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 7/2009
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-009-0723-z

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Case Report: Histologic Study of a Human Epiphyseal Transplant at 3 Years after Implantation

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