title: Malignant bone tumors and limb-salvage surgery in children.
abstract: Limb-salvage surgery plays a major role in the management of children with malignant bone tumors. This article provides background on the clinical presentation and imaging evaluation of children with malignant bone tumors and describes various limb-salvage procedures used in the treatment of these children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA. jsmeyer@nemours.org
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mackenzie
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed