Aims To assess complications and failure mechanisms of osteoarticular allograft
reconstructions for primary bone tumours. Patients and Methods We retrospectively …

Simple Summary Malignant bone and soft tissue tumors are usually surgically removed with
an envelope of healthy tissue as a barrier. If located in the long bones of the upper and …

Background. The indications for reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RSA) have been widely
expanded, but only a few studies report the long-term survival of these implants. Our …

Background After proximal humerus resection for bone tumors, restoring anatomy and
shoulder function remains demanding because muscles and bone are removed to obtain …

Introduction The proximal humerus is a common site of primary and metastatic disease in
the upper extremity. Historically, the goal of a hemiarthroplasty reconstruction was to provide …

Background: Improved survival rates for patients with primary bone tumors of the extremities
have increased the demand for reliable and durable reconstruction techniques. Some …

Advances in chemotherapy, sophisticated imaging, and surgical techniques over the last few
decades have allowed limb-salvage surgery (LSS) to become the preferred surgical …

Massive skeletal defects are encountered in the setting of tumors necessitating excision,
failed total hip arthroplasty with periprosthetic bone loss, periprosthetic fracture, complex …

Reconstruction of the proximal humerus after tumour resection is a surgical challenge. The
goal consists not only in reconstructing the resected bone segment, but also in restoring a …

Background In recent years, there has been growing interest in the use of reverse total
shoulder arthroplasty (rTSA) for reconstruction of the proximal humerus after oncologic …