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ReviewJournal of bone oncology2021

Periacetabular reconstruction following limb-salvage surgery for pelvic sarcomas.

Tomohiro Fujiwara, Koichi Ogura, Alexander Christ, Meredith Bartelstein, Shachar Kenan, Nicola Fabbri, John Healey

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Review in Journal of bone oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Enhancing Precision in Pelvic Tumor Reconstruction: Early Experience and Iterative Design of Custom 3D-Printed Implants.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2026
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  3. Outcomes and Complications After LUMiCLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  7. [New reconstructive technique for massive zone 2+1 pelvic defects after oncological resection]Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2025
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  14. [Three-dimensional-printed hemi-pelvic prosthesis for revision of aseptic loosening or screw fracture of modular hemi-pelvic prosthesis].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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  16. [Effectiveness analysis of resection and reconstruction of primary bone tumor in pelvic zoneZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tomohiro FujiwaraDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Koichi OguraDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Alexander ChristDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Meredith BartelsteinDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Shachar KenanDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Nicola FabbriDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
John HealeyDepartment of Surgery, Orthopaedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USOkayama University · JP

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Limb-salvage surgery for pelvic sarcomas remains one of the most challenging surgical procedures for musculoskeletal oncologists. In the past several decades, various surgical techniques have been developed for periacetabular reconstruction following pelvic tumor resection. These methods include endoprosthetic reconstruction, allograft or autograft reconstruction, arthrodesis, and hip transposition. Each of these procedures has its own advantages and disadvantages, and there is no consensus or gold standard for periacetabular reconstruction. Consequently, this review provides an overview of the clinical outcomes for each of these reconstructive options following pelvic tumor resections. Overall, high complication rates are associated with the use of massive implants/grafts, and deep infection is generally the most common cause of reconstruction failure. Functional outcomes decline with the occurrence of severe complications. Further efforts to avoid complications using innovative techniques, such as antibiotic-laden devices, computer navigation, custom cutting jigs, and reduced use of implants/grafts, are crucial to improve outcomes, especially in patients at a high risk of complications.

Indexed as

AcetabulumLimb-salvagePelvisReconstructionSarcoma

Identifiers

PMID34786331
PMCPMC8577502
OpenAlexW3206708194

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