title: Limb-salvage for osteosarcoma.
abstract: Limb-salvage surgery plays an important role in the treatment of osteosarcoma. Among 104 patients with osteosarcoma we managed from 1974 to 1993, 60 were treated with limb-salvage procedure. 44 patients with IIB tumor received adjuvant chemotherapy, and the five-year survival rate was 46.69%. The local recurrence rate of these 60 patients was 15%, the infection rate 11.7%, and the prosthetic mechanical complication was 13.3%. Our results suggest that limb-salvage procedures are not only possible but also can provide patients with better function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, First Hospital of Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: Z T
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013977:Tibia