TY - JOUR
T1 - Limb salvage in the skeletally immature patient
AU - Lewis, Valerae O.
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - The most common tumors of bone, osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, commonly occur in the skeletally immature patient. Historically, amputation was the procedure of choice; however, improved oncologic outcome and technical advances in limb salvage surgery have made limb salvage therapy a feasible and valuable treatment option. Nevertheless, depending on the extent of the lesion within the long bone, it may be difficult to spare the physis, and hence, in the skeletally immature patient, resection of a sarcoma of bone can create a limb-length discrepancy and gait abnormalities. This article reviews the limb salvage options available for the skeletally immature patient who requires reconstruction of a segmental long bone defect.
AB - The most common tumors of bone, osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, commonly occur in the skeletally immature patient. Historically, amputation was the procedure of choice; however, improved oncologic outcome and technical advances in limb salvage surgery have made limb salvage therapy a feasible and valuable treatment option. Nevertheless, depending on the extent of the lesion within the long bone, it may be difficult to spare the physis, and hence, in the skeletally immature patient, resection of a sarcoma of bone can create a limb-length discrepancy and gait abnormalities. This article reviews the limb salvage options available for the skeletally immature patient who requires reconstruction of a segmental long bone defect.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11912-005-0052-7
DO - 10.1007/s11912-005-0052-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15946588
AN - SCOPUS:23444448791
SN - 1523-3790
VL - 7
SP - 285
EP - 292
JO - Current oncology reports
JF - Current oncology reports
IS - 4
ER -