title: Management of great vessels and nerves in limb-salvage surgery for bone and soft tissue tumors.
abstract: In recent years, limb-salvage surgery has gradually replaced amputations and become one of the main treatment strategies for patients with bone and soft tissue tumors of the extremities. The goals of tumor resection in limb-salvage surgery are to reduce the recurrence rate and preserve as much limb function as possible. However, depending on the size and specific location of the tumor, large neurovascular bundles may be involved. In addition, management of large nerves and vessels can make wide marginal resection more difficult. Sites where these problems commonly arise include the sciatic and tibial common peroneal nerve, artery and vein in the lower limbs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Spine Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang City, Shandong Province, China.
authors.forename: Deng-xing
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Lun
authors.forename: Yong-cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hong-chao
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000294:innervation*; D005267:Femoral Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods
keywords: Amputation; Bone and soft tissue tumors; Limb-salvage surgery