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In general, the upper limb is involved by bone and soft-tissue neoplasms one-third as often as the lower limb. Despite this, the shoulder remains a common site for primary bone sarcomas as well as metastatic disease. Loss of function in the upper limb affects the ability of the patient to remain self-caring, and any improvement in function may therefore provide significant overall cost-benefit to the community despite the initial cost of surgery and implants.
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Tillman, R.M., Evans, S. (2019). Tumours of the Shoulder. In: Trail, I., Funk, L., Rangan, A., Nixon, M. (eds) Textbook of Shoulder Surgery . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70099-1_32
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