@article{3122921,
    title = "Total scapulectomy and shoulder reconstruction using a scapular prosthesis and constrained reverse shoulder arthroplasty",
    author = "Savvidou, O.D. and Zampeli, F. and Georgopoulos, G. and Dimopoulo, L. and Antoniadou, T. and Papanastassiou, I. and Papagelopoulos, P.J.",
    journal = "Orthopedic Reviews",
    year = "2018",
    volume = "41",
    number = "6",
    pages = "e888-e893",
    publisher = "SLACK Incorporated",
    doi = "10.3928/01477447-20181023-05",
    keywords = "hydroxyapatite;  polyethylene terephthalate, adult;  aged;  Article;  bone metastasis;  cause of death;  clinical article;  constrained reverse shoulder arthroplasty;  elbow;  Ewing sarcoma;  female;  follow up;  functional assessment;  hand;  human;  joint function;  lung cancer;  male;  metastasis;  middle aged;  osteosarcoma;  postoperative period;  scapular prosthesis;  shoulder arthroplasty;  shoulder surgery;  soft tissue sarcoma;  surgical margin;  surgical technique;  total scapulectomy;  treatment outcome;  wrist;  bone tumor;  limb salvage;  pathology;  pathophysiology;  prosthesis design;  scapula;  shoulder;  shoulder replacement, Adult;  Aged;  Arthroplasty, Replacement, Shoulder;  Bone Neoplasms;  Elbow Joint;  Female;  Hand;  Humans;  Limb Salvage;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Prosthesis Design;  Scapula;  Shoulder Joint;  Wrist Joint",
    abstract = "Malignant tumors of the scapula are rare, and limb salvage surgery after tumor resection is challenging. The authors present a series of 6 patients who were treated by total scapulectomy and reconstruction with a custom-made scapular prosthesis and a constrained reverse shoulder arthroplasty. Postoperative oncologic and functional outcomes were assessed. The mean follow-up was 37 months (range, 9-84 months). Clear surgical margins were achieved in all patients. At the last follow-up, 4 patients showed no evidence of disease and 2 had died of systemic metastatic disease. Although shoulder function was limited, all shoulders were painless and stable and the patients retained satisfactory hand, wrist, and elbow function. © 2018 Slack Incorporated. All rights reserved."
}