Is Limb Salvage With Microwave-induced Hyperthermia Better Than Amputation for Osteosarcoma of the Distal Tibia?

CONCLUSIONS: We were encouraged to find no early differences in survival, local recurrence, or serious complications between microwave-induced hyperthermia and amputation, and a functional advantage in favor of microwave-induced hyperthermia. However, these findings should be replicated in larger studies with longer mean duration of followup, and in studies that compare microwave-induced hyperthermia with conventional limb-sparing approaches.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.
PMID: 28194714 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - February 12, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Han K, Dang P, Bian N, Chen X, Yang T, Fan Q, Zhou Y, Zhao T, Wang P Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research