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Reconstruction of the Pelvis Using a Segmental Autograft of the Ipsilateral Femur
J. Puget
Tumours of the pelvis are doubly difficult to manage: not only does the growth have to be removed, but means have to be devised to guard against postoperative loss of function if the tumour site has involved the...

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Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology Editor: Jean-Loup Huret, Genetics DIM, University Hospital, F-86021 Poitiers, France

Present achievements in the field of soft tissue tumors are the result of advances in molecular biology, oncogenetics, imaging techniques, immunochemistry, diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration, surgical reconstruction, radiation therapy, and tissue banking. Benign soft tissue tumors are fairly common and are treated with surgery alone. Prior to the 1970s, surgery...

Short clinical synopsis with illustrations of hundreds of bone tumor cases

Questions/purposes We asked whether newer, modular distal femoral components had improved survivorship compared with older, custom-casted designs.
Conclusions Cemented modular rotating-hinge distal femoral endoprostheses demonstrated improved survivorship compared with custom-casted implants during this three-decade experience. Patients with low-grade disease and long-term survivors of high-grade localized disease should expect at least one or more...

Questions/purposes - (1) How long do proximal tibial endoprostheses last? (2) What is the typical long-term functional result after proximal tibial replacement? And (3) what are the short- and long-term complications associated with endoprosthetic reconstruction of the proximal tibia, particularly with respect to the soft tissue reconstruction?
Conclusions - Cemented endoprosthetic...

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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong). 2001 Dec;9(2):19-22 Clayer M, Bouralexis S, Evdokiou A, Hay S, Atkins GJ, Findlay DM. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Soft tissue sarcomas are less responsive to conventional chemotherapy when compared to bone sarcomas. We investigated the possibility of enhancing the efficacy of chemotherapy by utilising the...

Highlights of the ISOLS/MSTS 2009 Meeting: Editorial Comment John H. Healey, Mary I. O’Connor and Mark C. Gebhardt CORR volume 468, Issue 11 full text
Despite much progress in the last three decades, our patients with musculoskeletal neoplasms deserve better outcomes and quality of life from limb salvage procedures than we...

Questions/purposes (1) What is the long-term survival of cemented bipolar proximal femoral replacements? (2) How does prosthesis survival compare to patient survival among patients with Stage I, II, and III disease? (3) Do modular implants outperform custom-built prostheses? (4) Do some proximal femoral replacements require conversion to THA?
Conclusions ...

Definition Limb salvage surgery is a type of surgery primarily performed to remove bone and soft-tissue cancers occurring in limbs in order to avoid amputation. Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Expert

Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients according to a new review. The analysis, published in the September 15, 2009 issue of Cancer,...

Although tumors of the hand are rather common, most are benign and only 1-2% are malignant. When evaluating a hand lesion, be judicious and maintain a high index of suspicion for malignancy. Malignant hand tumors are complex and challenging entities for the hand surgeon.
Beckert & Concannon

MRI features of metastases. Full Text
Alhathlol & Munk Can J Surg, Vol. 52, No. 3, June 2009 246