Abstract

During the years between 1953 and 1978, resection and substitutional osteoplasty operations were performed, which were applied for the treatment of giant cell tumors in distal femur and proximal portions of the tibia in the Clinic of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Istanbul Medical Faculty, 5 cases were examined and reviewing the literature in orthopaedics regarding the above subject and depending on the results obtained in our cases, the role and emphasis of resection and substitutional osteoplasty operations in the treatment of giant cell tumors ot the knee site have been discussed.

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