Limb salvage surgery in primary bone tumors

Authors

  • Stavros Voutzoulias
  • Nikolaos Demetzis
  • Ioannis Kyriazoglou
  • Dimitris Lekkas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1080/17453674.1997.11744757

Abstract

Between 1983 and 1996, 52 patients with primary bone neoplasms underwent limb salvage surgery using endoprostheses in 36 cases, internal hemipelvectomy in 6 cases, Tihoff-Lindberg arthroplasty in 9, and knee arthrodeses in 2 patients. 22 of 36 patients with an endoprostheses could walk without instability or pain. However, major complications occurred as local recurrence in 9 patients and deep infection in 5 patients which led to amputation in 2 patients. Good function was achieved in all patients that underwent hemipelvectomy, but the local recurrence rate was high. Good function was also achieved in patients who underwent a Tihoff-Lindberg procedure.

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Published

1997-01-01

How to Cite

Voutzoulias, S., Demetzis, N., Kyriazoglou, I., & Lekkas, D. (1997). Limb salvage surgery in primary bone tumors. Acta Orthopaedica, 68(sup275), 101–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453674.1997.11744757