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Surgery of the Pelvic and Sacral Tumor

  • Introduces surgical treatment for very challenging area in orthopaedic oncology
  • Written in a parallel fashion including general considerations, surgical approaches and commonly used procedures
  • Authors have years of surgical experience in this field

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Table of contents (35 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Pelvic Tumors: The Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Pelvis: General Considerations

      • Peter F. M. Choong
      Pages 3-7
    3. Anatomy and Physiology of the Pelvis

      • Robert Waldrop, Franklin H. Sim
      Pages 9-12
    4. Imaging Modalities and Differential Diagnosis

      • Matthew T. Houdek, Benjamin M. Howe
      Pages 13-22
    5. Tumors of the Pelvis: Pathologic Aspect

      • Matthew T. Houdek, Carrie Y. Inwards
      Pages 23-29
    6. Staging, Preoperative, and Surgical Planning

      • Lucas Eduardo Ritacco, Federico Edgardo Milano, Germán Luis Farfalli, Miguel Angel Ayerza, D. L. Muscolo, Luis Alberto Aponte-Tinao
      Pages 31-37
  3. Pelvic Tumors: Surgical Procedures

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. Resection of Periacetabular Lesions

      • Howard Y. Park, Francis J. Hornicek
      Pages 49-54
    3. Pelvic Floor and Pubis Resection

      • Huayi Qu, Wei Guo
      Pages 55-56
    4. Surgical Treatment for Metastatic Lesions in Pelvis

      • Daniel A. Driscoll, Francis J. Hornicek, Joseph H. Schwab, Santiago A. Lozano Calderon
      Pages 61-67
    5. External Hemipelvectomy

      • Dasen Li, Wei Guo
      Pages 69-73
  4. Pelvic Tumors: Pelvic Reconstruction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
    2. Reconstruction After Ilium Resection

      • Tao Ji, Wei Guo
      Pages 77-80
    3. Periacetabular Reconstruction

      • Tao Ji, Wei Guo
      Pages 81-89
    4. Reconstruction of Pelvic Tumor with Sacrum Involved

      • Yidan Zhang, Wei Guo
      Pages 91-103
  5. Pelvic Tumors: Special Topics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105

About this book

This book introduces the current state of surgical treatment in this particular location-sacrum and pelvis, presenting progress and innovation, describing in detail the related procedures. The book comprises three main parts, pelvic, sacral and typical cases. In each part, chapters are organized in a parallel fashion, with general considerations, surgical approaches and commonly used procedures. This helps to illustrate and detail the surgical techniques involved. This book is valuable for surgeons dealing with this challenging disease. Additionally, it summarizes and reinforces the previous knowledge of techniques in this field.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, People’s Hospital Peking University, Beijing, China

    Wei Guo

  • Orthopedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, USA

    Francis J. Hornicek

  • Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA

    Franklin H. Sim

About the editors

Wei Guo is a Professor at Musculoskeletal Tumor Center, People’s Hospital, Peking University, China. Francis Hornicek is Chief at Orthopaedic Oncology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Franklin H. Sim is a Professor of Orthopedics at the Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Surgery of the Pelvic and Sacral Tumor

  • Editors: Wei Guo, Francis J. Hornicek, Franklin H. Sim

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1945-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature B.V. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-024-1943-6Published: 04 June 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-024-1945-0Published: 03 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 280

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 112 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Surgical Orthopedics, Surgical Oncology

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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