BookPietro Ruggieri, Andrea Angelini, editors.
Summary: Approaches to complex pelvic surgery have changed dramatically in recent years thanks to the development of the entire field of orthopedic surgery. This volume focuses on the mastery of diagnosis, management and operative techniques for tumors of the pelvis. It also provides a thorough understanding of how to select the best procedure, how to avoid complications, and what outcomes to expect. Written by experts from leading institutions around the globe, it is a comprehensive reference on treating the full range of musculoskeletal tumors frequently encountered in the pelvis. It offers an overview and an update on the epidemiology, principles of initial assessment, clinical presentation and imaging characteristics of pelvic tumors, guiding clinicians through key questions for developing a differential diagnosis and selecting the appropriate surgical technique. This book is an indispensable resource for orthopedists, oncologists, as well as radiologists and pathology specialists treating patients with bone and soft-tissue tumors.
Contents:
1 Surgical approaches on pelvic bone tumors
2 The history of pelvic tumor surgery
3 Imaging of pelvic bone tumors
4 Most common histotype of pelvic bone tumors
5 Benign pelvic bone tumors
6 Chondrosarcoma of the pelvis
7 Osteosarcoma of the pelvis
8 Ewing's sarcoma of the pelvis
9 Pelvic metastases: diagnosis and treatment
10 Demolitive surgery for pelvic bone tumors
11 Principles of pelvic tumor surgery
12 Innovative techniques in pelvic reconstructions
13 Navigation in pelvic surgery
14 Spino-pelvic stabilization
15 Reconstruction VS no reconstruction
16 The hip transposition as a reconstructive technique after pelvic resection
17 The use of stemmed cups in pelvic reconstruction
18 3D printed reconstructions
19 3D printed reconstructions
20 Particles radiotherapy
21 Chemotherapy for pelvic bone tumors
22 Role of plastic surgery in the treatment of pelvic tumors
23 Anesthesiology for pelvic tumor surgery: from risk evaluation to postoperative course
24 The importance of a multidisciplinary approach to pelvic tumors
25 Functional rehabilitation after pelvic resection and reconstruction.