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<article xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="1.0" article-type="healthcare" lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJCRR</journal-id><journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">I Journ Cur Res Re</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>International Journal of Current Research and Review</journal-title><abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">I Journ Cur Res Re</abbrev-journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2231-2196</issn><issn pub-type="opub">0975-5241</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Radiance Research Academy</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">3213</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi"/><article-id pub-id-type="doi-url">http://dx.doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.122429</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Healthcare</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Functional Results of Use of Mesh in Orthopaedic Oncology Surgery (Long Term Follow Up)&#13;
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Shah</surname><given-names>Manish R</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Shah</surname><given-names>Manisha M</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Vattikuti</surname><given-names>Yaswanth Teja</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Desai</surname><given-names>Sarvang M</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name><surname>Golwala</surname><given-names>Paresh P</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group><pub-date pub-type="ppub"><day>14</day><month>12</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>4)</volume><issue/><fpage>115</fpage><lpage>119</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>This article is copyright of Popeye Publishing, 2009</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2009</copyright-year><license license-type="open-access" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><license-p>This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) Licence. You may share and adapt the material, but must give appropriate credit to the source, provide a link to the licence, and indicate if changes were made.</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>Background: Diagnosis of a malignant bone tumour has been confusing to a general orthopaedic surgeon. Advancement in radio and chemotherapy fields and better diagnostic modalities helped a lot in the improvement of results of limb salvage surgery. In limb salvage surgeries after tumour resection, replacement with mega-prosthesis is one of the standard methods. To improve functional outcomes, we have used mesh in our study.&#13;
Objectives: To evaluate the results of the use of mesh in limb salvage surgeries done for malignant bone tumours by comparing the range of movements with a group of patients in which mesh was not used. The objective is to assess the clinical and functional outcomes of the patients.&#13;
Methods: A retrospective study of 19 patients was carried out. We included patients with a minimum follow up of 6 months. The study includes all common regions of the body affected by the malignant bone tumour (lower end femur, upper-end tibia, upper-end femur and upper-end humerus) operated by limb salvage surgery and mega-prosthesis replacement. Two study groups, one without mesh and one with the use of mesh were compared. We have used mesh in primary reconstruction surgery.&#13;
Results: Results were evaluated by the Musculo Skeletal Tumour Society (MSTS) scoring system showed a good range of movements in terms of Shoulder abduction (for Proximal humerus replacement) [Figure 1,2__ampersandsignamp;3] and knee extension.&#13;
Conclusion: Use of mesh induces fibrosis and provides anchorage to soft tissues and muscles in limb salvage surgery. Thus achieves a good range of active movements and can lessen the time for immobilization. Thus it helps psychosocial rehabilitation of the family and society5,6.&#13;
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Orthopaedic oncology surgery</kwd><kwd> Limb salvage surgery</kwd><kwd> Mega-prosthesis</kwd><kwd> Bone cancer surgery</kwd><kwd> Mesh in Orthopaedic Oncology</kwd><kwd> Psychosocial rehabilitation in bone cancer</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front></article>
