title: Osteosarcoma of the limb. Amputation or limb salvage in patients treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemotherapy, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bacci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mercuri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donati
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longhi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Forni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Versari
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pignotti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome