Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4055470 | Formosan Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Tumor prosthetic replacement and soft tissue reconstruction with a gastrocnemius muscle flap has been accepted as a standard procedure after proximal tibial resection for bone tumor. However, the extent of recovery of the muscle strength of the extensor mechanism has been unpredictable. We report a case of proximal tibia osteosarcoma in which the tumor was widely resected and replaced with tumor prosthesis. The extensor mechanism was reconstructed using a gastrocnemius flap including its tendinous part.
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Authors
Feng-Chih Kuo, Seng-Feng Jeng, Tzu-Ping Lin, Jun-Wen Wang,