Orthopedic Cancer Treatment

Orthopedic Oncology Treatments We Offer

When you visit MedStar Orthopaedic Institute at MedStar Washington Hospital Center you’re not just seeing an orthopedic oncologist. You’re seeing a team that is among the best in the country. Our surgeons have the training and expertise to ensure that the entirety of the cancerous area has been removed while saving your healthy tendons, nerves, and blood vessels to preserve as much of your appearance and function as we can. We offer the latest treatment options including limb-sparing sarcoma surgery reconstruction and complex sarcoma revisions. MedStar Orthopaedic Institute offers the following treatment options for orthopedic oncology:

• Limb sparing surgical resection of soft tissue and bone sarcomas
• Customized endoprosthetic reconstruction for major skeletal defects, including 3D printed implants and expandable implants
• Cyrosurgery and minimally invasive tumor ablations
• Computerized navigation for complex pelvic and shoulder resections