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Limb Salvage in Skeletally Immature Patients with Extremity Sarcoma

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The different types of limb salvage procedures can be classified as biologic (i.e. autograft, allograft), non-biologic (i.e. megaprosthesis, expandable prosthesis), or combination (i.e. allograft-prosthetic composite). Each of these types has its own indications, as well as advantages and disadvantages. In skeletally immature patients, there are several considerations to be into account.

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Most, M.J., Sim, F.H. (2016). Limb Salvage in Skeletally Immature Patients with Extremity Sarcoma. In: San-Julian, M. (eds) Cañadell's Pediatric Bone Sarcomas. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24220-0_4

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