title: Introduction to limb-salvage surgery for sarcomas.
abstract: This article provides a history of limb-salvage surgery and definitions of terms used to describe aspects of the procedure. Staging is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Springfield
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005121:Extremities; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*