Epiphyseal Sparing and Reconstruction by Frozen Bone Autograft after Malignant Bone Tumor Resection in Children

Figure 3

Case presentation representing a ten-year-old boy at time of surgery with osteosarcoma distal right femur. (a, b) Anteroposterior and lateral view of distal femur XR showing the tumor mass. (c) T2 weighed MRI image of the distal femur showing the tumor mass with high signal intensity. (d) Intraoperative XR showing the freely resected segment to be frozen and the host bone. (e) Intraoperative photo of free freezing. (f) The tumor bearing bone after freezing. (g) The frozen segment after repositioning and fixation. (h) Postoperative XR of the distal femur after freezing and fixation. (i) Long length film showing a LLD of 3 cm.