Ortho-oncoplastic surgery in foot and ankle: A narrative overview on reconstruction of soft-tissue defects after oncologic resections.
Andrea AngeliniCesare TiengoMaria Chiara CerchiaroFernando SotoCarlo BizFrancesco MessanaFranco BassettoPietro RuggieriPublished in: Microsurgery (2024)
The orthoplastic approach in musculoskeletal oncology is a collaborative model of orthopedic and plastic surgeons working together, resulting in a higher rate of successful limb salvage in patients at risk for amputation. Protocols, biologic substitutes, and surgical techniques are largely improved in the last decades increasing the possibility of functional reconstruction. Microsurgical strategies represent the new frontiers in these demanding reconstructions.