title: Complications after limb salvage surgery.
abstract: Orthopedic oncology patients gain a chance at an active, disease-free life through the use of limb salvage surgery. This goal is reached with meticulous technique, detailed operative planning, and the use of endoprosthetic replacements and/or bone grafting. This article will address the late complications of limb salvage surgery, including aseptic loosening, prosthetic fracture and dislocation, as well as graft fracture and nonunion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Medicine & Dentistry, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2426, USA. blacksin@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: Marcia F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Blacksin
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benevenia
authors.forename: Francis R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology*; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure