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KMID : 0613320080140010010
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Journal of the Korean Bone and Joint Tumor Soceity
2008 Volume.14 No. 1 p.10 ~ p.16
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Use of Expandable Prostheses in Malignant Bone Tumors in Children
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Han Il-Kyu
Lee Sang-Hoon
Cho Hwan-Seong
Oh Joo-Han
Kim Han-Soo
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Abstract
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With the advent of effective chemotherapy and the realization of high economic cost associated with amputation, limb salvage surgery has become the standard of treatment in children with primary malignant bone tumors. Reconstruction after resection of malignant bone tumors of children has to address the leg length inequality and also has to be durable to cope with high functional demands of young patients. Expandable endoprostheses have been used in children for achieving limb length equality with substantial risk of complications. Recently, significant advances in prosthetic designs have reduced the morbidities associated with these prostheses. The purpose of this study was to review the indications, characteristics, complications and recent developments of expandable endoprostheses used for malignant bone tumors in children.
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KEYWORD
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Expandable prostheses, Children, Malignant Bone tumor
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