Periosteal osteosarcoma is a rare primary malignant bone tumour. Treatment is by surgical
excision, but controversy remains about the value of chemotherapy. The members of the …

Abstract Between 1982 and 1989, 100 primary lower limb reconstructions were done using
the Kotz Modular Femur Tibia Reconstruction System after resection of a malignant tumor. In …

Artificial ligaments are a useful tool in ligament reconstruction. Although the new generation
of artificial ligaments shows encouraging clinical results, in contrast to earlier generations …

We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of traditional clinical predictors in
osteosarcoma through an international collaboration of 10 teams of investigators (2680 …

The European Musculo Skeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS) has carried out a retrospective
review of patients over the age of 40 years with osteosarcoma. 481 patients from 12 centres …

Background Local recurrence (LR) in osteosarcoma is associated with very poor prognosis.
We sought to evaluate which factors correlate with LR in patients who achieved complete …

Abstract From 1975 to 1997, 649 cases of benign giant cell tumours of the bone were treated
at the Istituto Rizzoli. Fourteen patients (2.1%) experienced lung metastases after a mean of …

Aims Giant-cell tumour of bone (GCT) represents 5% of all primary bone tumours. The aim of
this study was to compare the outcome of GCT treated with or without phenol. Methods Out …

Introduction Lesions of the lateral cutaneous femoral nerve are a reported complication of
the direct anterior approach (DAA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA). Little is known about the …

In 251 patients over a period of 15 years an uncemented Kotz modular femoral and tibial
reconstruction mega prosthesis was implanted after resection of a malignant tumour of the …