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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS-PART B
Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 350-355Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000482
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epiphyseal preservation; limb-salvage surgery; paediatric bone tumour; titanium mesh cage
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In this study, we introduced an alternative reconstruction option for epiphysis-sparing tumour resection in children. Eight patients with a malignant tumour in the diaphysis or metaphysis-diaphysis junction of a long bone underwent epiphysis-sparing intercalary resection. Reconstruction was performed using a titanium mesh cage filled with impacted cancellous bone allograft and autograft. A plate and screws were used to supplement the fixation. At the last follow-up, union was achieved in seven patients. Limb-length discrepancy occurred in three patients. Functional scores revealed a good functional outcome. This technique may be an alternative method for epiphyseal-sparing tumour resections in children.
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