The use of hemipelvic allografts or autoclaved grafts for reconstruction after wide resections of malignant tumors of the pelvis.

Cryoimmunologic Antitumor Effects Enhanced by Dendritic Cells in Osteosarcoma

“…Our method differs from those described by others [7,9,10,14]. In some regards DCs are believed to be the principal APCs for initiating immune responses in vivo [32].…”

“…After thawing, the specimen is returned to the original place with appropriate internal fixation to reconstruct the defect. Compared with heat-treated bones [8,14], bone genetic proteins and native biomechanical structures are preserved after cryotreatment [53]. In one report limb function using the technique of Tsuchiya et al was rated as excellent in 71.4% of patients, and good in 10.7%, as assessed by the functional evaluation system of Enneking [11].…”

Intrapelvic pin migration after periacetabular reconstruction and arthroplasty of the hip in metastatic pelvic disease—a case report

“…Class III is a lesion with deficiencies in the lateral cortices and the superior part of the wall, as in our case. A number of reconstruction techniques have been described with total hip arthroplasty using support rings or other materials such as the saddle prosthesis, with or without reinforcement with pelvic pins and bone cement, allografts and autografts (Harrington 1981, 1992, Levy et al 1982, Walker 1993, Aboulafia et al 1995, Allan et al 1995, Stark and Bauer 1996, Kusuzaki et al 1998, Durr et al 1999, 2002, Vena et al 1999, Nilsson et al 2000.…”

What Are the Functional Results and Complications From Allograft Reconstruction After Partial Hemipelvectomy of the Pubis?

“…The infection rate, for instance, in a previously published series of patients at our institution who underwent allograft reconstruction after internal hemipelvectomy for malignant pelvic bone tumors was 20% [11], although reported rates of infection with pelvic allografts have ranged from one in 13 to five in 13 [1,3,7,10]. Rates of pelvic allograft fracture have been reported ranging from zero of 16 to three of 14 with nonunion reported in one series as three of 16 [3,6,10,13,18].…”