Open AccessNovel use of a hip spacer to perform reconstruction following extra-articular scapula resection for sarcoma
Author(s) -
Steven Kyriacou,
Mtr Parratt,
Rc Pollock
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of surgical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.14
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2042-8812
DOI - 10.1093/jscr/2012.9.14
Subject(s) - medicine , scapula , shoulder girdle , resection , soft tissue , sarcoma , surgery , pathology
The shoulder is the third most common site for bone and soft tissue tumours and limb-sparing resection for tumours of the shoulder girdle remains challenging. We present a novel use of a hip spacer to perform the reconstruction following an extra-articular scapula resection for sarcoma.
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