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A preliminary analysis is made of 307 patients who were entered into a randomized study comparing the tolerability and efficacy of two chemotherapies is done. Special attention is given to the surgical part of this study. Amputation was done in 31.6% of cases and conservative surgery in 58%. Local recurrences appeared in 17 cases after a period of 10 months. There were postoperative complications in 34 patients. There was no significant difference in the recurrences in the two chemotherapy. The recurrences were as frequent in the ampuation group as in the group which receiving conservative treatment.
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van der Eijken, J.W. (1989). European Osteosarcoma Intergroup. In: Yamamuro, T. (eds) New Developments for Limb Salvage in Musculoskeletal Tumors. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68072-7_18
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