Case Reviews: Connecting a Leg Bone to the Humerus Bone to Treat Pediatric Osteosarcoma, Chondorosarcoma Case Collaboration, Chondrosarcoma of the Manubrium

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Case Reviews: Connecting a Leg Bone to the Humerus Bone to Treat Pediatric Osteosarcoma, Chondorosarcoma Case Collaboration, Chondrosarcoma of the Manubrium

By Cleveland Clinic Orthopaedic Case Studies FEATURING Nathan Mesko

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February 23, 2023

Cleveland Clinic orthopaedic surgeon Nathan W. Mesko, MD:
- shares a partnership between orthopaedic surgeons ...
read more ↘ and oncologists that provide a custom cutting jig design for treating a low grade chondrosarcoma of the manubriam. Sparing as much anatomy as possible while cleanly removing the cancer and the tumor of the breastbone highlights the ingenuity and creativity that this partnership brings.

- explains the unique challenges of critical anatomy and limited bone fixation of this sternal chondorosarcoma case which turns a life-threatening defect into a collaboration with industry partners, the bone bank and the allografting of a caderveric femur to obtain fixation and reconstruct this defect.

- explains a humerus osteosarcoma case - with a goal of providing a five-year-old with an arm that allowed his humerus and elbow to serve as a working platform for his hand while saving the nerves and blood vessels in his arm to continue growth. Dr. Mesko explains this amazing and unique solution utilizing the patient’s own fibula connecting to the humerus.
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