Fig. 4.1 Anteroposterior (AP) radiograph of the knee, demonstrating osteosarcoma of the proximal tibia in an 11 year-old Fig. 4.2 The same patient as in Fig. 4.1, following resection of…
Fig. 11.1 XR and MRI of a 10 y-o male who complains of knee pain. Bone alteration is seen on the XR. MRI shows no affectation of the physis. So…
Fig. 13.1 (a) Ewing’s sarcoma in the distal metaphysis of the femur of a 9-month-old baby. MRI shows is in contact with the physis. Most of our colleagues dealing with…
No. Hospital Birth Age Gender MRI type Epiphysiolysis surgery Site Resection surgery Reconstruction method Chemo Follow-up (months) MSTS Limb length (L/R cm) Complication Pathology 1. JN 2001/4/21 11 Male 2…
Fig. 6.1 A necrotic osteoblastic osteosarcoma post-chemotherapy can be observed in the border next to the physis (H&E, ×200) Physeal invasion was observed in 13 of the 38 resection specimens…
Fig. 9.1 (a) Osteosarcoma in the distal metaphysis of the femur of a 15-year-old boy. The tumor seems to have crossed the physis in the MRI image. (b, c) However,…
Fig. 10.1 Diagram showing the first surgical step Fig. 10.2 (a–c) Devices used in young children for distal tibia, distal fibula, and distal radius (yellow) and in adolescents for proximal…
Fig. 7.1 X-ray (a), angiography (b), and CT (c) images used for assessing tumor involvement of the epiphysis. (d) A bone scan of a different case showing an epiphysis free…
Osteosarcomas (n = 157) No. % Age at diagnosis (years) Median 13.3 Range (0–44) Sex Female 68 43.3 Male 89 56.7 Location Proximal femur 9 5.7 Distal femur 79 50.3 Proximal…
Fig. 5.1 (a) Intercalary reconstruction of the tibia by using an allograft after resection of an osteosarcoma. Note the holes for patellar tendon reattachment. (b) In this case, preservation of…
