Reconstruction using a frozen bone method for osteosarcoma of the talus. A case report and review of the literature.
A case of osteosarcoma of the talus is reported. Osteosarcoma of the talus is very rare. The patient is alive and she has been continuously disease free for five years after surgery. This is the first case of osteosarcoma of the talus with reconstruction using a frozen bone method, an autograft containing tumor treated with liquid nitrogen. This is a rare case report of osteosarcoma of the talus without extrainvasion of the talus.
Sakayama
Kenshi
K
Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295 Japan. kenshi@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
Kidani
Teruki
T
Sugawara
Yoshifumi
Y
Tauchi
Hisamichi
H
Fujibuchi
Taketsugu
T
Tanji
Nozomu
N
Yamamoto
Haruyasu
H
Tsuchiya
Hiroyuki
H
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013628:Talus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*