Purpose. We conducted a systematic search of published literature, to assess (i) quality of life (QoL) for survivors of a bone tumour compared with the normal population; (ii) QoL implications following amputation, successful or failed limb salvage; (iii) adaptation of young children to amputation compared with older children or adolescents.Methods. Electronic databases were searched including ...

OBJECTIVE Autogenous vein is the conduit of choice in patients presenting for infrainguinal arterial reconstruction. Venous conduit may be limited because of inadequacy or prior utilization. Our group and others use prosthetics to maximize limb salvage with moderate results. However, in cases where patients present with an isolated popliteal segment that may extend below the knee, we have perfo...

THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY G. Bacci, MD S. Ferrari, MD A. Longhi, MD C. Forni, RN M. Versari, MA Department of Chemotherapy S. Lari, MD Department of Anaesthesia M. Mercuri, MD D. Donati, MD 5th Ward of Orthopaedic Surgery F. Bertoni, MD Service of Anatomy and Pathology E. Pignotti, MA Service of Statistics of the Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, ...

OBJECTIVE To assess and risk-stratify the medium-term clinical outcomes after infrainguinal bypass grafting (IBG) to treat critical limb ischaemia (CLI) in patients with end-stage renal disease. METHODS This was a retrospective single-centre study. Between April 2007 and March 2011, 112 limbs from 89 patients were studied. In particular, amputation-free survival (AFS), 30 day mortality, freed...