Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation

Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is extremely rare and, in combination with psoriasis, it has never been described before. We report a case of wide resection of an extraskeletal chondrosarcoma of the thigh and reconstruction with a femoral megaprosthesis in a patient with psoriasis vulgari...

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Main Authors: Markus Nottrott, Jendrik Hardes, Winfried Winkelmann, Georg Gosheger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Sarcoma
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/509242
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spelling doaj-27d84e270a7c49fa895bff575903eaf32020-11-25T02:47:46ZengHindawi LimitedSarcoma1357-714X1369-16432008-01-01200810.1155/2008/509242509242Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis ImplantationMarkus Nottrott0Jendrik Hardes1Winfried Winkelmann2Georg Gosheger3Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, NorwayDepartment of Orthopaedics, Münster University Hospital, D-48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Münster University Hospital, D-48149 Münster, GermanyDepartment of Orthopaedics, Münster University Hospital, D-48149 Münster, GermanyExtraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is extremely rare and, in combination with psoriasis, it has never been described before. We report a case of wide resection of an extraskeletal chondrosarcoma of the thigh and reconstruction with a femoral megaprosthesis in a patient with psoriasis vulgaris. Special emphasis has been laid to postoperative wound healing in psoriatic skin which did not show any problems.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/509242
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author Markus Nottrott
Jendrik Hardes
Winfried Winkelmann
Georg Gosheger
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Jendrik Hardes
Winfried Winkelmann
Georg Gosheger
Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation
Sarcoma
author_facet Markus Nottrott
Jendrik Hardes
Winfried Winkelmann
Georg Gosheger
author_sort Markus Nottrott
title Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation
title_short Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation
title_full Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation
title_fullStr Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation
title_full_unstemmed Wound Healing in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris and Femur Megaprosthesis Implantation
title_sort wound healing in a patient with psoriasis vulgaris and femur megaprosthesis implantation
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Sarcoma
issn 1357-714X
1369-1643
publishDate 2008-01-01
description Extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma is extremely rare and, in combination with psoriasis, it has never been described before. We report a case of wide resection of an extraskeletal chondrosarcoma of the thigh and reconstruction with a femoral megaprosthesis in a patient with psoriasis vulgaris. Special emphasis has been laid to postoperative wound healing in psoriatic skin which did not show any problems.
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