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Surgery of the Pelvic and Sacral Tumor

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  • 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. Pelvic Tumors: The Fundamentals

  2. Pelvic Tumors: Surgical Procedures

  3. Pelvic Tumors: Pelvic Reconstruction

  4. Pelvic Tumors: Special Topics

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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

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