There are few reports on function after limb salvage surgery using the Ilizarov technique, and none that document the pattern of recovery or predict when maximum function returns. This prospective, longitudinal study documents the baseline functional abilities of 40 consecutive patients with nonunion of a fracture in the lower limb. Patients were studied for at least two and a half years follow...

OBJECTIVES To assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) up to 24 months after successful infrageniculate bypass surgery for limb-threatening ischaemia. METHODS 89 patients with infrageniculate bypass surgery for limb-salvage were studied. HRQoL was assessed using the Short Form (SF)-36v1 questionnaire before, 6, 12, and 24 months after revascularisation. RESULTS 47 patients (53%) with i...

In developing countries locally-made low-cost prostheses are mainly used in limb-salvage surgery to alleviate the economic burden. We retrospectively collected data on 104 patients treated by limb-salvage surgery between July 1997 and July 2005. We used a locally-designed and fabricated stainless-steel endoprosthesis in each case. Oncological and functional outcomes were evaluated at a mean fol...

OBJECTIVE This study tested the implication of pathologic fractures on the prognosis in stage IIb osteosarcoma. METHODS A single center retrospective evaluation of clinical management and oncologic outcome was conducted with 15 pathological fracture patients (M:F = 10:5; age: mean 23.2, range 12-42) and 50 non-fracture patients between April 2002 and December 2010. These stage IIB osteosarcom...

BACKGROUND Statins stabilize atherosclerotic plaque, decrease mortality after surgical procedures, and are linked to anti-inflammatory effects. The objective of this study was to evaluate preoperative administration of statins and longitudinal limb salvage after lower extremity endovascular revascularization and lower extremity open surgery. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients were selected from 200...

We recently established the new limb salvage modality of acridine orange (AO) therapy (AOT), in an attempt to develop minimally invasive limb salvage surgery with minimal damage of normal tissues and a low risk of local recurrence. The treatment modality consists of intraoperative photodynamic surgery (iPDS) and photodynamic therapy (iPDT), followed by postoperative radiodynamic therapy (RDT) u...

RATIONALE Classic Hodgkin lymphoma with pelvic involvement is a rare entity. Diagnosis and treatment for such an uncommon disease are challenging. Here we report a special case of classic Hodgkin lymphoma in pelvis. PATIENT CONCERNS A 20-year-old woman was admitted to our department due to left hip symptoms. The patient reported a history of drenching night sweats, low-grade fever, pruritic r...

Purpose. This paper describes the functional and oncologic outcome of 30 cases (in 29 patients) treated with limb-salvage surgery for localized soft tissue sarcoma (STS) or fibromatosis of the foot and ankle.Subjects. Patients were eligible for the study if they had a STS or fibromatosis in the distal one-third of the tibia or the foot such that ablative surgery would require a below-knee amput...

BACKGROUND We reviewed cases of soft-tissue sarcoma of the foot to gain insight into the presentation, treatments and outcomes for this rare disease and to determine whether limb-salvage surgery yields reasonable functional and oncological outcomes. METHODS We reviewed the cases of 16 patients treated by 2 of us (R.T. and M.I.) for soft-tissue sarcoma of the foot over a 15-year period. We ext...

The aortoiliac occlusive disease, known as Leriche syndrome, primarily merits an aortobifemoral bypass graft which is the standard surgical treatment of critical limb ischemia. However, axillofemoral bypass grafting can be also used as an alternative treatment in highrisk patients. The indications include intraabdominal graft infections, older age, and worsened overall status. In this article, ...