Allograft reconstruction for large parosteal osteoma of the clavicle: a case report

A large parosteal osteoma arising on the surface of the right clavicle of a 39-year-old male patient was suspected preoperatively as a parosteal osteosarcoma. The lesion was treated with wide resection and allograft reconstruction. In this case report, we discuss the accurate diagnosis and appropriate surgical treatment for unusual clavicular tumors.

Joint Preserving Treatment of Chronic Locked Posterior Shoulder Dislocation by Means of Combined Humeral Allograft Reconstruction and Posterior Glenoid Autograft Augmentation

Chronic locked posterior shoulder dislocations are challenging to treat and often warrant total shoulder arthroplasty. While joint preserving treatment is preferable in young patients, surgical techniques to treat this pathology have rarely been described in the literature. This technical note presents the treatment of a 30-year-old male patient with a chronic locked posterior shoulder dislocation by means of combined humeral allograft reconstruction and posterior glenoid autograft augmentation. Restoration of the spheric humeral head surface was obtained using a fresh-frozen femoral allograft fixed with two reabsorbable screws. Due to the intraoperatively persistent posterior instability after humeral reconstruction, the posterior glenoid was augmented with a tricortical iliac crest autograft, which was fixed with two metal screws. This treatment strategy resulted in a full range of motion and a centered stable shoulder joint at one-year follow-up. Therefore, the procedure of segmental reconstruction of the humeral head with a fresh-frozen allograft combined with a posterior glenoid augmentation with an iliac crest bone autograft is a joint-preserving treatment alternative to shoulder arthroplasty in young patients when humeral head reconstruction alone does not suffice.

Type lll internal hemipelvectomy for primary bone tumours with and without allograft reconstruction

Aim There is insufficient evidence to support bony reconstruction of the pubis after a type III internal hemipelvectomy (resection of all or part of the pubis). In this study, we compared surgical complications, postoperative pain, and functional outcome in a series of patients who had undergone a type III internal hemipelvectomy with or without bony reconstruction. Methods In a retrospective cohort study, 32 patients who had undergone a type III hemipelvectomy with or without allograft reconstruction (n = 15 and n = 17, respectively) were reviewed. The mean follow-up was 6.7 years (SD 3.8) for patients in the reconstruction group and 6.1 years (SD 4.0) for patients in the non-reconstruction group. Functional outcome was evaluated using the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) scoring system and the level of postoperative pain with a visual analogue scale (VAS). Results The mean MSTS score of the patients was significantly better in patients after reconstruction (26 (SD 1.7) vs 22.7 (SD 2.0); p < 0.001). The mean visual analogue scale score for pain was significantly less in the reconstruction group (2.1 (SD 2) vs 4.2 (SD 2.2); p = 0.016). One infection occurred in each group. Bladder herniation occurred in three patients (17.6%) in the non-reconstruction group but none in the reconstruction group. Five patients (29.4%) in the non-reconstruction group and one (7%) in the reconstruction group had a limp. Graft displacement occurred in two patients in the reconstruction group. Conclusion We recommend reconstruction of the bony defect after a type III hemipelvectomy: it gives a better functional result, less postoperative pain, and fewer late surgical complications. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2021;103-B(6):1155–1159.