title: Tumor reconstruction.
abstract: This article discusses opinions for reconstruction of bony defects created by tumor resections. The literature is reviewed, and the results of different reconstruction methods from the Massachusetts General and Children's Hospitals' database are discussed. The authors' treatment goals and algorithms are reviewed as well as the rationale behind them.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Oncology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. fhornicek@partners.org
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Hornicek
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gebhardt
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Sorger
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Mankin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D019992:Databases as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome