Plastic surgery in orthopedic oncology

Abstract

The results of plastic surgery were analyzed in 700 patients surgically treated for tumor involvement of the locomotor apparatus at the Department of Orthopedic Oncology, P.A. Herzen Moscow Oncology Research Institute, in 2005 to 2010. After radical tumor removal, recurrences in the area of surgical interventions were noted in 56 (13%) patients. Orthopedic improvement occurred in 74.5% of the patients after surgical interventions using a plastic repair component. Complications after repair and plastic surgeries were found in 10% of the patients. Infectious complications were observed in 3%. Assessment of the results of surgical interventions with a plastic repair component has shown that combination and complex treatments for cancers, the emergence of new implants and bioengineering designs, and the introduction or repair and plastic surgeries allow organ-sparing operations to be performed in the vast majority of patients with tumor involvement of the locomotor apparatus, by yielding good functional, cosmetic, and oncological results.