Endoprosthetic replacements for bone tumors: Review of the most recent literature

Current Opinion in Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 572-578

  Turcotte, Robert E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone tumor; Endoprosthesis; Limb salvage; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CEMENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BONE REMODELING; BONE TUMOR; ENDOPROSTHESIS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; JOINT FUNCTION; LIMB SALVAGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHOULDER; SOFT TISSUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 37348999619     PISSN: 10419918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCO.0b013e3282ef6eaf     Document Type: Review

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