Hamstrings Muscle Group (Posterior Thigh) Resection Jacob Bickels Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND The posterior thigh (hamstring musculature) is the least common of the three compartments of the thigh for sarcomas…
Adductor Muscle Group (Medial Thigh) Resection Jacob Bickels Yair Gortzak Martin M. Malawer Yehuda Wolf BACKGROUND The adductor compartment of the thigh is the second most common site for soft…
Overview of Surgical Resection of Space Sarcomas Amir Sternheim Tamir Pritsch BACKGROUND The three main extracompartmental spaces of the lower extremities are the femoral triangle, the sartorial canal, and the…
Proximal Tibia Resection with Endoprosthetic Reconstruction Jacob Bickels Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND Resection of the proximal tibia includes the removal of one-half to two-thirds of the tibia along with a…
Quadriceps Resections Jacob Bickels Yair Gortzak Amir Sternheim Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND The quadriceps muscle group is the most common site for extremity soft tissue sarcomas. The most common sarcomas…
Proximal and Total Femur Resection with Endoprosthetic Reconstruction Jacob Bickels Martin Malawer BACKGROUND The proximal and midfemur are common sites for primary bone sarcomas and metastatic tumors. Patients who were…
Anterior Flap Hemipelvectomy Martin M. Malawer James C. Wittig BACKGROUND The anterior flap hemipelvectomy is a modified version of the classic posterior flap hemipelvectomy. Instead of using the traditional posterior…
Hip Disarticulation and Creating an Above-Knee Amputation Stump after Hip Disarticulation Daria Brooks Terrell Amir Sternheim BACKGROUND Hip disarticulation is an amputation of the lower extremity through the hip joint…
Surgical Management of Metastatic Bone Disease: Pelvic Lesions Jacob Bickels Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND Metastatic tumors of the pelvis may cause pain and a major loss of function and weight-bearing…
Posterior Flap Hemipelvectomy Martin M. Malawer James C. Wittig BACKGROUND Despite increasingly effective chemotherapy and advances in limb-sparing surgery around the pelvis and hip, hindquarter amputation (hemipelvectomy) often remains the…
