title: External fixation in tumour pathology.
abstract: An appraisal of the clinical records of patients with malignant bone tumours enabled us to identify 61 whom we have treated by external fixation. There were 38 males and 23 females with ages ranging from 4 to 58 years, the mean being 14 years. The average period of follow-up was 6 years (1-12 years). For the purpose of our analysis the patients were divided into three groups according to whether the fixator was fitted before, during or after tumour resection.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Clinica Universitaria, School of Medecine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cañadell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: San-Julian
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cara
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Forriol
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001852:Bone Lengthening; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016267:External Fixators; D005260:Female; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007867:Leg Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography