Are Limb-sparing Surgical Resections Comparable to Amputation for Patients With Pelvic Chondrosarcoma? A Case-control, Propensity Score-matched Analysis of the National Cancer Database.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings support the trend toward increased use of limb-sparing surgery for patients with pelvic chondrosarcoma. Orthopaedic oncologists may use our results when counseling their patients regarding treatment options. However, the choice of limb-sparing surgery versus amputation for these challenging patients should still be a highly individualized decision with careful discussion between the patient and the surgeon.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, therapeutic study.
PMID: 30762693 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - February 16, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kim CY, Collier CD, Liu RW, Getty PJ Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research