Extendable prostheses for the treatment of malignant bone tumors in growing children

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 413-418

  Letson, G Douglas ^a   D'Amato, Gina ^a   Windham, T Christopher ^a   Muro Cacho, Carlos A ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone tumors; Childhood; Extendable; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BONE CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; DEVICE; EWING SARCOMA; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; LIMB SALVAGE; OSTEOSARCOMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242522302     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001433-200312000-00010     Document Type: Review

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