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Lower Extremity Megaprostheses in Orthopaedic Oncology
2018
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
The megaprosthesis is designed to reproduce the form and function of a removed or lost large segment of bone and accompanying soft tissues. Slow but substantial improvements in the design and surgical implementation of these devices have advanced the capacity to restore patients' functional abilities. The essential challenges include identifying the ideal materials, bonding these materials to bone and soft tissues, reproducing functional anatomy, and adapting to the growing skeleton. Failure of
doi:10.5435/jaaos-d-16-00218
pmid:29781818
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