Radical Resection for Tumors of the Shoulder with Preservation of a Functional Extremity

Malignant bone and soft tissue tumors of the shoulder girdle a retrospective analysis of 30 operated cases

“…The proximal humerus is the third most common site for osteosarcoma (Dahlin and Coventry 1967, Bovill et al 1975, Rosenberg et al 1985, Huvos 1991a, b, Baker et al 1992. Today limb-sparing procedures are commoner than amputation, which has been the procedure of choice in most cases (Francis and Worchester 1962, Gebhardt et al 1988, Levine et al 1994. In most contemporary series, limb-sparing surgery comprises 85% of these procedures (Baker et al 1992, Lane et al 1996.…”

Radical local excision in the treatment of malignant tumors of the shoulder girdle (The Tikhov‐Linberg operation): Report of a case

“…* During the period in which these four patients were operated upon, 102 patients were treated by interscapulothoracic amputation. It remains an infrequent procedure (Dor, 1962;Francis and Worcester, 1962). It is the purpose of this paper to report an additional case of chondrosarcoma treated by radical local excision of the shoulder girdle by the method of Tikhov-Linberg.…”

Chemotherapy in Osteosarcoma

“…Kenneth C. Francis at New York University and Ralph C. Marcove performed the original limb-sparing procedures in the United States 8,9. Today, limb-sparing surgery is considered safe and routine, but demanding, for approximately 90% to 95% of patients with extremity osteosarcomas.…”