Excision of the pubic bone for chondrosarcoma
β Scribed by E. G. Muir
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1951
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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β¦ Synopsis
CHONDROSARCOMA of the pelvis is an infrequent tumour which generally requires for its proper treatment an interinnomino-abdominal (hindquarter) amputation as described by Gordon-Taylor (Gordon-Taylor and Wiles, 1935 ; Gordon-Taylor, I940 ; Gordon-Taylor and Patey, 1946). When the bone of the acetabulum is not itself involved it is possible that the hip-joint may be spared a n d the patient retain the use of the limb.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The application of intensive multimodality therapy has made possible salvage surgery in bone tumors. Reconstruction of the removed part of bone is the great problem, especially in fast-growing children. In three patients (two osteosarcomas and one Ewing's sarcoma), the tumor was confined to the prox