A comparative study between limb-salvage and amputation for treating osteosarcoma

Purpose: Osteosarcoma is an aggressive malignant neoplasm, and conflicting findings have been reported on the survival and function recovery in osteosarcoma patients experiencing limb salvage or amputation. In the present study, we compared clinical outcomes regarding limb salvage surgery vs. amputa...

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Main Authors: Xiaojuan Li, Ya Zhang, Shanshan Wan, Huiling Li, Dongqi Li, Junfeng Xia, Zhongqin Yuan, Mingyan Ren, Shunling Yu, Su Li, Yihao Yang, Lei Han, Zuozhang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Bone Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212137415300452