title: Improving function after total sacrectomy by using a lumbar-sacral corset.
abstract: Total sacrectomy is a rarely used procedure to treat large sacral tumors, and postoperative rehabilitation has not been described in detail in the literature. The following case report describes the rehabilitation of a patient with a large sacral chordoma who underwent multistage surgery, including total sacrectomy. The use of a lumbar-sacral corset allowed earlier functional recovery and contributed greatly to successful pain management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care, Section of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 08, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yadav
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000601:surgery*; D003020:Clothing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery*