title: [Clinical analysis of the treatment of reserving limb for patients with malignant bone tumor].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the curative effect of the treatment of reserving limb for patients with malignant bone tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients with bone neoplasms underwent the operation of reserving limbs. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy was given to all the patients before the operation. After the ablation of the tumor we used the artificial prosthetic replacement,tumor tissue deactivation and reimplant, variant bone and joint transplantation to reserve the limb.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the patients were followed up. The average follow-up time was 34.8 months. Eight patients got complications. And the fineness rate was 72.5% according to functional evaluation standard of Enneking after surgical treatment of bone tumor.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The operation of reserving limb was an ideal method to cure the malignant bone tumor. The proper operative treatment with neoadjuvant chemo-therapy is helpful to extend the life of the patients and increase the quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Qian-de
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Da
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Kang-hua
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian-zhong
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery