%0 Journal Article
%T Single Stage Oncologic Resection and Reconstruction: A Step toward Development of Sarcoma Service in Resource Constrained Country
%A Haroon ur Rashid
%A Kashif Abbas
%A Masood Umer
%J Modern Plastic Surgery
%P 134-141
%@ 2164-5280
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/mps.2013.34028
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Tumor free-margin</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">surgical</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">resection remains the single most
important treatment in the curative therapy of musculoskeletal tumor of limbs.
Refinements in</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">surgical</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">techniques have led to increased
function preservation and</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">limb salvage.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Patients and Methods</span></b><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The records of patients (n = 24) who underwent microsurgical soft tissue
reconstruction subsequent to resection of limb tumour during the period 2006 to
2011 were reviewed. Primary outcome </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">i.e.</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> uptake of the flap w</span></span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">as</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> evaluated. Perioperative morbidities were also noted including donor as well as
recipient site complications. Assessment of Functional outcome (Musculoskeletal
Tumor Society score, MSTS) local recurrence, free survival, and
disease-specific survival w</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">as</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> also made. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results</span></b></span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span></b><span lang=\"EN-US\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Twenty four patients (age range: 7 </span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 72 y</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ea</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">rs) who have undergone tumor resection
followed by flap coverage were identified. Lower limb reconstruction
outnumbered upper limb by 6:1. Complications included, one complete failure of
free vascularized iliac crest flap done for reconstruction of a
%K Musculoskeletal Tumor
%K Reconstruction
%K Flap
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=38547