Meta-analysis of limb salvage versus amputation for treating high-grade and localized osteosarcoma in patients with pathological fracture

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 889-894

  Yin, Ke ^a   Liao, Qiande ^a   Zhong, Da ^a   Ding, Jie ^a   Niu, Bing ^a   Long, Qiupping ^a   Ding, Dengfeng ^a  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Amputation; Limb salvage; Meta analysis; Osteosarcoma; Pathological fracture

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOSARCOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 84866386813     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2012.685     Document Type: Review

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