title: Surgical treatment of bone tumours.
abstract: Orthopaedic surgery can now offer much more than amputation for a patient with bone tumours. R. G. Checketts, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Sunderland General Hospital, describes the alternatives open to patients.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Checketts
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography