Surgical resection of the lesion is a critical part in the treatment of malignant bone tumors. The purpose of surgery is to remove the tumor sufficiently to reduce the rate of local recurrence and ...

One of them is a surgery called resection arthroplasty ... Your doctor removes part of the joint -- some bone and cartilage-- and in time scar tissue fills up the space that’s left behind.

But thanks to “creative” surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, a boy who was diagnosed with bone cancer not only retained movement of his arm — he’s now a star basketball player at his school.

a large allogeneic bone obtained before surgery was trimmed into a 3D shape matching the bone defect after tumor resection. If needed, it was fixed to an individualized metal prosthesis with ...