Surgery

New surgery study findings have been published by J. Kiss and colleagues

Published in Hospital Business Week, August 26th, 2007

"From 1981 to 2001, 91 shoulder resections were performed to treat shoulder girdle tumors (64 primary and 27 metastatic) in 90 patients (53 male and 37 female patients). The mean age was 34 years in patients with a primary tumor and 61 years in those with metastases," scientists in Budapest, Hungary report.

"There were 7 partial scapulectomies, 13 total scapulectomies, 56 proximal humeral resections, 5 diaphyseal resections, 5 total shoulder girdle resections (Tikhoff-Linberg procedure), and 5 other procedures performed. Prosthesis implantation was carried out in 41 cases, autologous fibular transposition was done in 19, and massive homologous bone grafting was done in...

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Source: Hospital Business Week (2007-08-26)

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