PROXIMAL HUMERUS RECONSTRUCTION AFTER TUMOR RESECTION: ENDOPROSTHESIS IMPLANT FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS.

Humeral reconstruction post tumor resection is a challenging quest. Reconstruction strategies depend first of all on age and general conditions of the patient, tumor dimensions, local invasion and bone quality. Many kinds of surgery are described in literature, mostly megaprosthesis, hemiartoplasty...

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Published in:	Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
Main Author:	Federico Sacchetti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2017-12-01
Subjects:	Proximal humerus reconstrction tumor endoprothesis elderly
Online Access:	http://www.embj.org/joomla335/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=325:proximal-humerus-reconstruction&Itemid=17