Distal Femoral Resections with Endoprosthetic Replacement Jeffrey J. Eckardt Martin M. Malawer Jacob Bickels Piya Kiatisevi BACKGROUND Ralph C. Marcove (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) and Kenneth C. Francis (New…
The Use of Free Vascularized Fibular Grafts for Reconstruction of Segmental Bone Defects Arik Zaretski Ravit Yanko-Arzi Yehuda Kollender Eyal Gur Jacob Bickels BACKGROUND Wide resection of long bone tumors…
Soleus Resection Amir Sternheim Jacob Bickels Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles are rare and have been traditionally treated with above-knee amputation. During the…
Popliteal Resections Amir Sternheim Yair Gortzak Jacob Bickels BACKGROUND Soft tissue sarcomas of the popliteal fossa are rare, accounting for less than 5% of all soft tissue sarcomas of the…
Fibular Resections Jacob Bickels Kristen Kellar-Graney Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND The fibula is a rare anatomic location for both primary and metastatic bone tumors.1 When tumor does occur, it most…
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…
