The Surgical and Functional Outcome of Limb-Salvage Surgery With Vascular Reconstruction for Soft Tissue Sarcoma of the Extremity

Abstract

BackgroundThis study compared the surgical, oncological, and functional outcomes of patients undergoing limb-salvage surgery for extremity soft tissue sarcoma with vascular resection and reconstruction with the outcomes of those undergoing limb-salvage without vascular reconstruction.MethodsNineteen patients were identified from a prospective soft-tissue sarcoma database who underwent vascular resection and reconstruction as part of their …