title: Wide en bloc extra-articular excision of the elbow for sarcoma with complex reconstruction.
abstract: We describe a consecutive series of five patients with bone or soft-tissue sarcomas of the elbow and intra-articular extension treated by complex soft tissue, allograft bone and prosthetic joint replacement after wide extra-articular en bloc excision. All had a pedicled myocutaneous latissimus dorsi rotation flap for soft-tissue cover and reconstruction of the triceps. Wide negative surgical margins were obtained in all five patients. No local wound complications or infections were seen. There were no local recurrences at a mean follow-up of 60 months (20 to 105). The functional results were excellent in four patients and good in one. Longer term follow-up is necessary to confirm the durability of the elbow reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schwab
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Healey
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Athanasian
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000601:surgery*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000601:surgery; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps