Reconstruction of the hip abductors after resection of the proximal femur.
Three patients with malignant bone tumors of the proximal femur underwent implantation of an endoprosthesis with reconstruction of the joint capsule and hip abductors using artificial mesh.
Ozaki
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama 700, Japan.
Kaneko
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Kunisada
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Kawai
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Dan'ura
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Naito
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Inoue
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017746:Joint Capsule / Q000601:surgery; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000601:surgery*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013526:Surgical Mesh