Successful joint preservation of distal radius osteosarcoma by en bloc tumor excision and reconstruction using a tumor bearing frozen autograft: a case report

Successful joint preservation of distal radius osteosarcoma by en bloc tumor excision and reconstruction using a tumor bearing frozen autograft: a case report

Abstract Background The wrist joint is an extremely rare site for osteosarcoma. Joint structure preservation to maintain good limb function is well described in case of knee osteosarcoma, whereas it is not described in case of wrist joint osteosarcoma. In this report, we present the first case of jo...

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Main Authors: Takashi Higuchi, Norio Yamamoto, Katsuhiro Hayashi, Akihiko Takeuchi, Kensaku Abe, Yuta Taniguchi, Yoshihiro Araki, Kaoru Tada, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Osteosarcoma
Distal radius
Joint preservation
Liquid nitrogen
Recycled autograft
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0346-y

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