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Our Experience Of Mega-Prosthesis In Bone Tumours: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Masood Umer, Eraj Khurshid Khan, Javeria Saeed
Our Experience Of Mega-Prosthesis In Bone Tumours: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study In A Tertiary Care Hospital, Masood Umer, Eraj Khurshid Khan, Javeria Saeed
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery
Objective: To evaluate the oncological and functional outcomes of bone tumour patients who underwent reconstruction with mega prosthesis.
Methodology: A retrospective study was conducted in the department of Orthopaedics Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. All the paediatric and adult age group patients diagnosed with malignant, benign and metastatic bone tumours and meeting the inclusion criteria were selected and analysed. Retrospective data was collected from January 2008-January 2018.
Results: Sixty-two patients, 30 (48.4%) females and 32 (51.6%) males. were included in the study. Of these 57 (92%) cases had involvement of the lower limb. The mean age was 36.95±19.1 years with …
Treatment And Outcomes Of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Of Groin, Hip And Thigh: A Retrospective Review From A Tertiary Care Hospital, Masood Umer, Javeria Saeed, Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Muhammad Usman Tariq
Treatment And Outcomes Of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Of Groin, Hip And Thigh: A Retrospective Review From A Tertiary Care Hospital, Masood Umer, Javeria Saeed, Zaid Ahmed Shamsi, Muhammad Usman Tariq
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery
Objective: To study the frequency of the thigh, hip and groin soft tissue sarcomas and retrospectively analyse the management, treatment results, and outcomes of these uncommon malignant tumours, in a tertiary care hospital of the city of Karachi.
Methodology: Data of soft tissue tumours registered from 2017-2018 was retrieved during January 2019 to March 2019 from Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi bone and soft tissue tumour registry. A retrospective review was performed and all soft tissue tumour cases treated with surgical intervention (with adjuvant /neoadjuvant therapy) or palliative intention were included.
Results: Total 119 cases of soft tissue tumours (STS) …