The feasibility of hind foot amputation in selected sarcomas of the foot
Ham SJ. Hoekstra HJ. Eisma WH. Oldhoff J. Schraffordt Koops H. Journal of Surgical Oncology. [JC:k79] 50(1):37-41; discussion 41-2, 1992 May. The treatment of foot sarcomas is generally a below knee amputation. In selected sarcomas of the forefoot, however, a transtarsal amputation according to Chopart, a calcaneotibial arthrodesis according to Pirogoff, or a supramalleolar amputation according to Syme can be considered the treatment of choice, leading to an optimal functional outcome.
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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