Musculoskeletal Tumors
BACKGROUND Ralph C. Marcove (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Kenneth C. Francis (New York Univers…
BACKGROUND The skeleton, after the lungs and liver, is the third most common site of metastatic disease. 4 , …
BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles are rare and have been traditionally trea…
BACKGROUND Tumors involving the sacrum mainly include primary and metastatic tumors. Metastatic tumors are mo…
BACKGROUND James C. Wittig Martin M. Malawer Kristen Kellar-Graney The axilla is a common site for primary so…
BACKGROUND Biopsy is a fundamental step in the diagnosis of a musculoskeletal tumor. It should be regarded as…
BACKGROUND Conventionally, curettage or piecemeal excision has been the usual approach to vertebral tumors. T…
BACKGROUND The humerus is a common site of metastatic bone disease requiring surgery. A metastasis at that si…
BACKGROUND Resection of the proximal tibia includes the removal of one-half to two-thirds of the tibia along …
BACKGROUND The anterior flap hemipelvectomy is a modified version of the classic posterior flap hemipelvectom…
BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the foot present a significant and formidable challenge to the orthopaedic onc…
BACKGROUND The fibula is a rare anatomic location for both primary and metastatic bone tumors. 1 When tumor d…
Scientific reviews prepared according to the latest international orthopedic protocols.
Consult Specialist
