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Principles of limb salvage surgery of the upper extremity
Hand Clinics, 2004The goals of limb salvage surgery in the upper extremity are to achieve resection of the tumor and preserve hand function without the risk for local recurrence. Historically, amputation was the treatment of choice for a neoplasm of the hand, wrist, and forearm, but limb-sparing procedures have become feasible largely because of advances in diagnostic ...
Michael E, Leit, Matthew M, Tomaino
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Limb Salvage Through Small-Vessel Surgery
Archives of Surgery, 1961Introduction William Stewart Halsted, 9 speaking in another context, stated, "One of the chief fascinations of surgery is the management of wounded vessels...." Until recently, a frequent sequela to almost any serious injury of a major artery was loss of the extremity.
A B, ORTNER, H F, BERG, A, LEBENDIGER
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Introduction to Limb-Salvage Surgery for Sarcomas
Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1991This article provides a history of limb-salvage surgery and definitions of terms used to describe aspects of the procedure. Staging is also discussed.
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Critical Evaluation of Endovascular Surgery for Limb Salvage
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011Rest pain, tissue loss, and gangrene are manifestations of critical limb ischemia caused by peripheral arterial disease and define a patient subgroup at highest risk for major limb amputation. Patients with nonhealing lower extremity wounds should be screened for the risk factors for peripheral arterial disease and offered noninvasive vascular testing.
Layla C, Lucas, Joseph L, Mills
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Limb Salvage Surgery for Osteosarcoma
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research, 2007Successful management of osteosarcoma with limb salvage surgery is a challenging problem in the developing world. We report our early results with low-cost chemotherapy (without methotrexate) and low-cost limb salvage surgery. We prospectively collected data for 135 patients with histologically proven high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremities given ...
Manish, Agarwal +4 more
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Infection in limb salvage surgery
1991"Infections in Limb Salvage Surgery"
CAPANNA, RODOLFO +5 more
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Limb Salvage Surgery for Pelvic Osteosarcoma
2016Patients with pelvic osteosarcoma have a poor outcome; treatment is one of the most challenging problems for the orthopedic oncologist. The reconstructive approach varies according to anatomic location, extent of resection, the patient’s functional demands, and individual surgeon preference.
Toshiyuki Kunisada +4 more
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Limb Salvage in Pediatric Surgery The Use of the Expandable Prosthesis
Orthopedic Clinics of North America, 1991Limb sparing in growing children has proved to be very effective from an oncologic perspective, with good, long-term acceptance by the patients. As in the adult, when performed by experienced surgeons, limb sparing neither compromises the survival rate nor significantly increases the local recurrence rate, compared with cross-bone amputation ...
S, Kenan, M M, Lewis
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