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[The limits of saving the extremity--amputation versus resection].

R Kotz1, P Ritschl, D Kropej

  • 1Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Wien.

Zeitschrift Fur Orthopadie Und Ihre Grenzgebiete
|July 1, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Comparing surgical methods for bone tumors, limb-sparing resections show similar local recurrence rates to amputations, especially with modern chemotherapy. However, resections carry a higher risk of incomplete tumor removal.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Surgical Oncology
  • Bone Tumors

Context:

  • Analysis of 839 primary malignant bone tumors from the Vienna Bone Tumor Register and 554 cases from the University of Vienna Medical School.
  • Comparison of surgical techniques (amputation vs. resection) for pelvic and extremity bone tumors over two decades.

Purpose:

  • To compare the efficacy of amputation versus resection in treating primary malignant bone tumors.
  • To evaluate local recurrence rates and oncologic radicality of surgical margins for different surgical approaches.

Summary:

  • Resectional therapy was performed more frequently than amputation.
  • Local recurrence rates were similar between amputation and resection groups, with resectional reimplantations showing no recurrences.
  • Resections had a higher rate of inadequate surgical margins compared to amputations, but chemotherapy mitigated increased local recurrence.

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  • Limb-sparing resections, despite a higher risk of inadequate operations, yielded comparable results to amputations regarding local recurrence when effective chemotherapy was used.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the effectiveness of limb-sparing surgery for bone tumors when combined with chemotherapy.
    • Suggests that modern chemotherapy can overcome the challenges of achieving radical margins in resectional surgery.
    • Provides evidence for the oncologic safety and efficacy of extremity resections and reimplantations.