European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 1271-1276 , December 2008

Intercalary segmental reconstruction after bone tumor resection

  • B. Fuchs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, ZH, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41 44 386 16 63; fax: +41 44 386 16 69.
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  • C. Ossendorf

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, ZH, Switzerland
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  • T. Leerapun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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  • F.H. Sim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

,Accepted 27 November 2007.

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PII: S0748-7983(07)00630-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.11.010

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 12 , Pages 1271-1276 , December 2008

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