title: Amputation surgery and prostheses.
abstract: Wide surgical margins in surgery for a bone tumor can be accomplished either by local excision or by amputation surgery. Amputation surgery has less morbidity than limb salvage surgery. Prosthetic replacement in the lower-extremity amputation should provide an artificial limb that will be comfortable and stable for weight bearing. Retention of the anatomic knee joint is critical for better ambulation and less energy expenditure. Upper-extremity prosthesis should be functional and cosmetically acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery