Establishing a Collaborative Orthoplastic Approach for the Management of Primary Musculoskeletal Neoplasms: An 8-year Case Series.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-1-2024
Abstract
Orthoplastic surgery is a multidisciplinary approach that is well-studied for extremity trauma, but not for musculoskeletal oncologic reconstruction. Here, the authors describe the application of a collaborative orthoplastic approach for the management of primary musculoskeletal neoplasms and evaluate its impact. The collaboration protocol, implemented in July 2019, comprises specific checkpoints of interdisciplinary co-management, which span the pre-, intra-, and postoperative treatment period. This involves direct communication between attending surgeons and their respective clinical teams. Patients who underwent resection of a primary musculoskeletal neoplasm between March 2014 and April 2022 were retrospectively categorized into conventional or collaboration groups. Of the 136 total patients, there were 63.2% (n = 86) conventional and 36.8% (n = 50) collaboration; 31.6% (n = 43) had reconstruction and 68.4% (n = 93) did not. Compared with the conventional group, the collaboration group had significantly higher rates of diabetes (18% versus 7%,
Volume
12
Issue
7
First Page
5971
Last Page
5971
ISSN
2169-7574
Published In/Presented At
Byrnes, Y. M., Makar, G., Madera, J. D., Ruffino, A. E., Frank, K., Bowen, T. R., & Devitt, S. M. (2024). Establishing a Collaborative Orthoplastic Approach for the Management of Primary Musculoskeletal Neoplasms: An 8-year Case Series. Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 12(7), e5971. https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005971
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
38988480
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics, Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article