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Case Reports
. 1998;22(5):330-4.
doi: 10.1007/s002640050272.

Preservation of the knee joint in limb salvage of osteosarcoma in the proximal tibia. A case report

A Amitani  1 , T Yamazaki, J Sonoda, M Tanaka, H Hirata, K Katoh, A Uchida
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Preservation of the knee joint in limb salvage of osteosarcoma in the proximal tibia. A case report

A Amitani et al. Int Orthop. 1998.

Abstract
in English, French

A 12-year-old boy with osteosarcoma in the proximal tibia underwent a successful limb-saving operation with preservation of the epiphyseal and articular cartilage of the proximal tibia as a result of his remarkable response to chemotherapy. There was no evidence of tumour invasion to the adjacent physis, as demonstrated by image findings. The bone defect was reconstructed using autoclaved autogeneous bone with a vascularized fibula. The patient exhibits excellent function of the affected limb, and the knee joint remains disease-free 55 months postoperatively.

Un ostéosarcome du tibia proximal a été traité avec succès chez un garçon de 12 ans, en préservant le cartilage de croissance et le cartilage articulaire grâce à une bonne réponse à la chimiothérapie. Il n’y avait pas d’invasion de l’épiphyse. Le défect osseux a été reconstruit en utilisant le tibia après autoclavage associéà un péroné vascularisé. 55 mois après l’opération, le patient est indemne de maladie tumorale et a une excellente fonction de son membre inférieur.

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