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Extremity Reconstruction

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Extremity tumors are predominantly of musculoskeletal origin. Of these, soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are more common than the bone sarcomas. STS comprise approximately 1% of all adult malignancies and 15% of all pediatric malignancies (1). There are approximately 8700 new cases of STS diagnosed in the United States per year compared to 2900 cases of bone cancers (predominantly osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma) (2). The deficits that result from resection of these tumors are often large and need extensive reconstructive surgery.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77230, USA

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  2. Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Neil A. Fine MD, FACS

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Baumeister, S., Levinson, H., Zenn, M., Levin, L.S. (2008). Extremity Reconstruction. In: Butler, C.E., Fine, N.A. (eds) Principles of Cancer Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49504-0_11

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