Excision of tumours of humerus and femur, with restoration by internal prostheses.
A personal experience is recounted of operations in cases of tumour involving the humerus or femur with restoration by endoprostheses. Twenty-four patients were treated in this way from 1950 to 1969 inclusive and have been followed up for between four and twenty-four years. The patients selected for treatment have presented chondrosarcoma (ten), so-called benign giant-cell tumour of bone, usually recurrent (nine), angiomatous osteolysis (two), seemingly single thyroid or renal metastasis (two), and ununited pathological fracture after irradiation of a tumour (one). Development of the prostheses from early beginnings is outlined. Some points in surgical management are referred to. The complications and results are recorded.
D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000601:surgery*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000601:surgery