ALLOGRAFT BONE IN THE TREATMENT OF DESMOPLASTIC FIBROMA - A CASE-REPORT

A 17-year-old girl had a desmoplastic fibroma of the distal femur. Thi s rare tumor is managed by surgery alone and requires a marginal to wi de resection because of its high risk of local recurrence. Had the tum or invaded into the epiphysis and marginal resection, it would have re sulted in loss of articular femoral condyle. It was treated by en bloc proximal resection with distal intralesional curettage and anatomic s pecific allograft femoral replacement. There was no recurrence of the tumor three years after surgery, and function was excellent.