title: Moulded cement-prosthesis for osteosarcoma of the proximal humerus.
abstract: We report a case of an 11-year-old boy with osteosarcoma of the proximal humerus treated with wide excision and reconstruction with a cement spacer-prosthesis. After seven years of follow-up, the patient is now almost a young adult. We present his current physical and functional status, which seems to defray the initial doubts regarding long-term problems when we chose this method of reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Potukuchi
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate