Surgical Management of Metastatic Bone Disease: Femoral Lesions Jacob Bickels Martin M. Malawer BACKGROUND The femur is the most common site for metastatic bone disease requiring surgery. Because it is…
Foot and Ankle Amputations: Ray Resections and Lisfranc/Chopart Braden J. Criswell Yvette Ho Martin M. Malawer Loretta B. Chou BACKGROUND Malignant tumors of the foot present a significant and formidable…
Above-Knee Amputation Daria Brooks Terrell BACKGROUND Although many bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the femur and thigh can be treated with limb-sparing techniques, some aggressive tumors are complicated by…
Below-Knee Amputation Daria Brooks Terrell BACKGROUND Extensive tumors of the distal leg, ankle, and foot often require a below-knee amputation (BKA) as the primary form of surgical treatment. With such…
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…
