Novel Surgical Reconstruction Using a 3D Printed Cement Mold Following Resection of a Rare Case of Proximal Ulna Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Description of the Surgical Technique
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Case Presentation
2.1. Surgical Technique
2.2. Postoperative Course and Histopathology
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Alaseem, A.; Alsanawi, H.A.; Albishi, W.; Alshaygy, I.; Alhomaidhi, S.; Almashouq, M.K.; AlSudairi, A.M.; Alsehibani, Y.A.; Almuhanna, A.O. Novel Surgical Reconstruction Using a 3D Printed Cement Mold Following Resection of a Rare Case of Proximal Ulna Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Description of the Surgical Technique. Curr. Oncol. 2025, 32, 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32080411
Alaseem A, Alsanawi HA, Albishi W, Alshaygy I, Alhomaidhi S, Almashouq MK, AlSudairi AM, Alsehibani YA, Almuhanna AO. Novel Surgical Reconstruction Using a 3D Printed Cement Mold Following Resection of a Rare Case of Proximal Ulna Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Description of the Surgical Technique. Current Oncology. 2025; 32(8):411. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32080411
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlaseem, Abdulrahman, Hisham A. Alsanawi, Waleed Albishi, Ibrahim Alshaygy, Sara Alhomaidhi, Mohammad K. Almashouq, Abdulaziz M. AlSudairi, Yazeed A. Alsehibani, and Abdulaziz O. Almuhanna. 2025. "Novel Surgical Reconstruction Using a 3D Printed Cement Mold Following Resection of a Rare Case of Proximal Ulna Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Description of the Surgical Technique" Current Oncology 32, no. 8: 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32080411
APA StyleAlaseem, A., Alsanawi, H. A., Albishi, W., Alshaygy, I., Alhomaidhi, S., Almashouq, M. K., AlSudairi, A. M., Alsehibani, Y. A., & Almuhanna, A. O. (2025). Novel Surgical Reconstruction Using a 3D Printed Cement Mold Following Resection of a Rare Case of Proximal Ulna Osteosarcoma: A Case Report and Description of the Surgical Technique. Current Oncology, 32(8), 411. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol32080411