Experience with extendable prostheses for malignant bone tumors in children

In limb reconstruction following resection of malignant bone tumors in children, extendable prostheses are considered to be useful since future leg length correction can be controlled. We evaluated the usefulness of extendable prostheses in 11 such cases. Methods: The study included 11 children aged...

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Main Authors: Yukihiro Yoshida, Shunzo Osaka, Yasuaki Tokuhashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-11-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664611000726