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| First Visit | What is Cancer? | Diagnosis | Cancer Staging | Sarcoma Center (New!) Limb Sparing Surgery | Follow-up Care | FAQs | Further Information Limb sparing surgery is a special operative procedure that removes cancer in bone or soft tissue without amputation. Sparing the extremity creates a bone or soft tissue defect. Thus, LSS has two parts:
If LSS is performed well, the oncologic outcome is the same as that for amputation. Compared to amputation, LSS has a higher complication rate for infection, fracture, and reoperation. Typically, the salvaged extremity never completely returns to 100% normal function, even though it looks and moves in a near-normal manner. Limb Sparing Surgery (LSS) Patient Guide - Adobe PDF File
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