Surgery for MSK tumors: 1971–2011

Since 1971 surgical management of musculoskeletal tumors has changed dramatically. In 1971 less than one-fourth of patients with a malignant tumor had limb salvage surgery, the remainder having an amputation. Amputations were also sometimes done for recurrent benign tumors. Since then amputation has...

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Published in:Skeletal radiology 2011-09, Vol.40 (9), p.1233-1237
Main Author: Springfield, Dempsey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amputation
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Care and treatment
Humans
Imaging
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Limb Salvage
Medical sciences
Medicine & Public Health
Musculoskeletal System - diagnostic imaging
Musculoskeletal System - surgery
Nuclear Medicine
Orthopedics
Osteoarticular system. Muscles
Pathology
Prosthesis Failure
Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
Radiography
Radiology
Sarcoma
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - surgery
Special Issue: Jubilee
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Summary:Since 1971 surgical management of musculoskeletal tumors has changed dramatically. In 1971 less than one-fourth of patients with a malignant tumor had limb salvage surgery, the remainder having an amputation. Amputations were also sometimes done for recurrent benign tumors. Since then amputation has become unusual for malignant disease and is virtually never done for benign tumors. The changes have been made possible because of advances in anesthesiology, surgery, radiology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology.
ISSN:0364-2348
1432-2161
DOI:10.1007/s00256-011-1250-z