Treatment of Bone Tumors with a Custom-made Prosthetic Replacement

인공 관절 대치술로 치료한 골 종양

  • Shin, Hyun-Kug (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Suh, Jae-Sung (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Ahn, Jong-Chul (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Ihn, Joo-Chul (Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
  • 신현국 (영남대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 서재성 (영남대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 안종철 (영남대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실) ;
  • 인주철 (영남대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실)
  • Published : 1991.06.30

Abstract

We treated three cases of bone tumors-giant cell tumor, chondroblastoma and malignant fibrous histiocy toma-with a custom-made prosthetic replacement. The patients were followed from 10 months to 18 months, postoperatively. The results of these study are as follows : 1. satisfactory anatomic restoration 2. early ambulation 3. good function 4. biomechanically sound reconstruction.

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