title: Reconstruction of the hip abductors after resection of the proximal femur.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama 700, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunisada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dan'ura
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: 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