title: [Interscapular-thoracic amputation].
abstract: An analysis of results of treatment and prostheses of 89 patients with malignant tumors of the upper extremities and shoulder girdle has shown that among the tumors there were osteogenous sarcomas, chondroid sarcomas, nonclassified sarcomas, reticulosarcomas, angiosarcoma, fibrohistocytic sarcoma, Euring's sarcoma, solitary myeloma, giant cells tumors. Interscapular-thoracic amputations were performed in all the patients. The overall survival rate was (28.6 +/- 8.3)%. An orthosis and a modified prosthesis developed at the research institute of prostheses named after prof. G. Albrekht are recommended for rehabilitation of invalids.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Trishkin
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Beliak
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Shcherbina
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Kochnev
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Egorov
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Trishkina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000601:surgery; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000601:surgery; D012540:Scapula / Q000601:surgery*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000601:surgery*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures