Reconstruction surgery for patients with musculoskeletal tumor, using a pasteurized autogenous bone graft.
BACKGROUND
The pasteurized autogenous bone graft (PABG) is a new method to reuse resected and diseased autogenous bones after heat treatment at a comparatively low temperature (60 degrees C-65 degrees C).


METHODS
The subjects of this study were ten patients with musculoskeletal tumor who underwent surgery with a PABG in the 6 years between 1995 and 2000.


RESULTS
The pasteurized bone developed into bone union in all patients, except for the elderly patients who required repeat surgery. There were no infected patients. The PABG was performed by three different types of reconstruction, a segmental method, an intercalary method, and a combination method with an artificial joint as a spacer. No local recurrence of tumor the pasteurized bone was observed from in any patient.


CONCLUSIONS
The PABG appears to be a comparatively easy, safe, inexpensive, and effective reconstruction method for musculoskeletal tumors. The pasteurized autogenous bone graft (PABG) is a new method to reuse resected and diseased autogenous bones after heat treatment at a comparatively low temperature (60 degrees C-65 degrees C).
Sakayama
Kenshi
K
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Shigenobu-cho, Onsen-gun, Ehime 791-0295, Japan. kenshi@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
Kidani
Teruki
T
Fujibuchi
Taketsugu
T
Kamogawa
Junji
J
Yamamoto
Haruyasu
H
Shibata
Taihoh
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous