Background Industrial revolutions play a major role in the development of technologies in
various fields. Currently, the world is marching towards softwarization and digitalization …

Limb-salvage surgery for pelvic sarcomas remains one of the most challenging surgical
procedures for musculoskeletal oncologists. In the past several decades, various surgical …

In selected extremity bone sarcomas, joint-preserving surgery retains the natural joints and
nearby ligaments with a better function than in traditional joint-sacrificing surgery. Geometric …

Computer-assisted Tumor Surgery in Malignant Bone Tumors : Clinical Orthopaedics and
Related Research® Computer-assisted Tumor Surgery in Malignant Bone Tumors : Clinical …

Purpose Inaccurate resection in pelvic tumors can result in compromised margins with
increase local recurrence. Navigation-assisted and patient-specific instrument (PSI) …

Background Joint-preserving surgery is performed in select patients with bone sarcomas of
extremities and allows patients to retain the native joint with better joint function. However …

Orthopedic oncologic surgery requires preservation of a functioning limb at the essence of
achieving safe margins. With most bone sarcomas arising from the metaphyseal region, in …

Computer navigation has recently been introduced for bone tumor surgery in the orthopedic
field, with the aim of achieving increased accuracy and precision in tumor resection and in …

The use of computer navigation was first described in the surgical resection of pelvic tumors
in 2004. It was developed to improve surgical accuracy with the goal of achieving clear …

The long-term outcomes of osteosarcoma have improved; however, patients with
metastases, recurrence or axial disease continue to have a poor prognosis. Computer …