title: Limb saving surgery in bone tumours: experiences in Hungary.
abstract: A retrospective clinical review of 28 low- and 47 high-grade bone tumours, managed by limb salvage operations, was performed in the Orthopaedics Department of the Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest. The mean follow-up period was 37.2 months. Ten bone tumours were classified as stage I/A, 18 as I/B, 16 as II/A and 31 as II/B. The overall 3 years survival rate was 97% in low-grade bone tumours, 84% in osteosarcomas and 50% in Ewing's sarcomas. Local recurrences were observed in 14%. Tumour prostheses were implanted in 25 patients (33%); 2 complications in this material were seen. In 50 patients resection and reconstruction with autografts or allografts were performed; 13 complications (26%) were registered in 9 patients. These results suggest that limb saving surgery is an acceptable method in selected cases of early recognized bone tumours which respond well to the chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szendrói
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vizkelety
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Antal
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: van Loon
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005121:Extremities; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate