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Patients having a malignant bone tumor (usually at the distal femoral meta-physis) can be treated with limb-saving surgery. Resection of the affected region can be reconstructed with the aid of an endoprosthetic system [1–3]. A modular system has many advantages [4,5]. With a limited number of modules many different compositions can be created. Another advantage is that a modular endoprosthesis allows replacement of one component for another, in case of failure or merely to adapt the endoprosthesis to altered needs of the patient. Existing fixations to bone can remain unimpaired.
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Verkerke, B., Koops, H.S., Veth, R.P.H., Postma, L., Grootenboer, H.J. (1993). A modular endoprosthetic system, noninvasively extendable, for young patients with osteosarcoma. In: Humphrey, G.B., Koops, H.S., Molenaar, W.M., Postma, A. (eds) Osteosarcoma in Adolescents and Young Adults: New Developments and Controversies. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 62. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3518-8_24
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