Bone cancer

While we focus on "life over limb," our team will try to spare your limb while treating sarcoma if we determine you're a good candidate. Some of these techniques have been established and advanced by our very own surgeons. Limb-sparing procedures we perform include:

• Allograft
• Custom implant designs
• Foam metal technologies
• Growing prosthetics for children
• Innovative amputation techniques
• Soft-tissue reconstruction options

We also offer limb reconstruction surgery for those people who we determine are a good candidate for it. And if you're in a situation where you need a prosthetic limb, our specialists can help you with that, as well.

Pelvic deterioration is a significant concern if your pelvic muscles weaken due to having bone cancer. This can also happen if you get radiation therapy for cancer in another part of your body. Our pioneering interventional radiologists created a novel surgical technique to stabilize your hip bones.

Percutaneous pelvic stabilization is a minimally invasive treatment that can improve your quality of life. This might be a good option if you've lost mobility or if you're in constant pain from diseased or exposed bone. Your treatment plan might also include tumor ablation, orthopedic screw stabilization and bone cement.

Cancers that originate in other parts of your body like the breast, prostate, or colon can spread to your bones — weakening them, causing fractures and causing pain. If bone cancer or osteoporosis has destroyed large portions of your bone, our surgeons can use bone cement as a substitute for normal bone. We place screws in the bone that's left and build a bridge between the screws and your healthy bone to rebuild your pelvis.

Benefits of this minimally invasive surgery include:

• Fast recovery
• Minimal scarring
• Short hospital stay
• Small incisions