Interobserver and Intraobserver Reliability of the Enneking Classification in Plain Radiographic Staging of Benign Bone Tumors of the Extremities in Patients Seen at the Philippine General Hospital

@#OBJECTIVE: To determine the interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities of the Enneking Classification system in staging benign bone tumors. METHODS: Photographs of traditional plain radiographs of 65 histologically benign tumors from the PGH Department of Orthopedics Tumor Registry were used in the study. Nine Orthopedic surgeons (three consultants, one fellow, and five senior residents) staged the tumors using the Enneking Classification based on radiographic tumor-host margins. The photographs were sent to the surgeons twice (batch 1 and 2), three months apart, for staging. The Fleiss and Cohen kappa statistics were used to determine interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities, respectively. This is a pilot study. RESULTS: There was only fair interobserver reliability of the Enneking Classification staging with Fleiss kappa of 0.38 and 0.26 for batches 1 and 2, respectively. Also, there was only moderate intraobserver reliability (Cohen kappa 0.48) for the staging. Moreover, there was also a relatively low intraobserver percent agreement (67%) among raters. In both reliabilities, the consultants/fellow group consistently showed better interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities compared to the residents. CONCLUSION: The Enneking Classification in staging benign bone tumors had relatively low interobserver and intraobserver reliabilities. There was also a tendency of experienced orthopedic tumor consultants and senior residents to stage the same radiograph differently upon repeat testing.

A 2-stage distal femur reconstruction with expandable endoprosthesis in a pediatric patient presenting with a pathologic fracture through an osteosarcoma

@#<p style="text-align: justify;">Osteosarcoma in pediatric patients has traditionally been treated with amputation, especially if there is a pathologic fracture through the tumor.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We report the case of a 12-year-old boy who sustained a pathologic fracture through distal femoral osteosarcoma. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, he underwent limb saving surgery: wide excision of the osteosarcoma followed by a second-stage reconstruction with an expandable tumor endoprosthesis. He has a functional score of 93% and is free of disease 8 years since diagnosis and 2 years since the end of lengthening.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is the first reported case in Philippine medical literature of limb saving surgery in osteosarcoma reconstructed with an expandable endoprosthesis.</p>

The relationship of the posterior interosseous nerve to the supinator muscle in the dorsal approach to the proximal radius: A descriptive and quantitative anatomic study of Filipino cadavers

@#<p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:</strong>The posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) is vulnerable to injury in the dorsal approach to the proximal radius. The goal of this study is to describe the quantitative relationship of the PIN to the supinator muscle in the context of anatomic landmarks. Knowledge of superficial landmarks related to the PIN would hopefully minimize iatrogenic injury to the posterior interosseous nerve.<br /><strong>METHODS:</strong> 12 cadavers (22 forearms) were dissected and analyzed. The length of the supinator muscle was determined. The oblique distances of the PIN entry and exit points to the proximal and distal borders of the supinator muscle as well as their perpendicular distances to the lateral epicondyle-Lister's tubercle (LE-LT) reference line were measured and recorded. The number of PIN branches inside the supinator substance was recorded. Mean and median values were determined and subjected to statistical analysis.<br /><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Mean supinator length was 5 centimeters. Ninety-one percent of the cadaveric forearms had PIN branches inside the supinator muscle substance. Twelve of the 22 forearms (55%) had 2 branches. The mean oblique distances of the PIN from the lateral epicondyle to the entry and exit points in the proximal and distal borders of the supinator muscle was 3.52 and 7.31 centimeters, respectively. The mean perpendicular distances of the PIN from LE-LT reference line to the entry and exit points in the proximal and distal borders of the supinator muscle was 1.13 and 1.26 centimeters, respectively. An imaginary danger-zone 4 centimeters wide overlying the LE-LT reference line depicts the possible area where the PIN and its branches may most likely be located.<br /><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> The dorsal approach to the proximal radius may allow a safe exposure without causing iatrogenic injury to the posterior interosseous nerve through the use of superficial anatomic landmarks and reference lines in combination with mean measurements from our study.</p>

The relationship of the posterior interosseous nerve to the supinator muscle in the dorsal approach to the proximal radius: A descriptive and quantitative anatomic study of Filipino cadavers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) is vulnerable to injury in the dorsal approach to the proximal radius. The goal of this study is to describe the quantitative relationship of the PIN to the supinator muscle in the context of anatomic landmarks. Knowledge of superficial landmarks related to the PIN would hopefully minimize iatrogenic injury to the posterior interosseous nerve.METHODS: 12 cadavers (22 forearms) were dissected and analyzed. The length of the supinator muscle was determined. The oblique distances of the PIN entry and exit points to the proximal and distal borders of the supinator muscle as well as their perpendicular distances to the lateral epicondyle-Lister's tubercle (LE-LT) reference line were measured and recorded. The number of PIN branches inside the supinator substance was recorded. Mean and median values were determined and subjected to statistical analysis.RESULTS: Mean supinator length was 5 centimeters. Ninety-one percent of the cadaveric forearms had PIN branches inside the supinator muscle substance. Twelve of the 22 forearms (55%) had 2 branches. The mean oblique distances of the PIN from the lateral epicondyle to the entry and exit points in the proximal and distal borders of the supinator muscle was 3.52 and 7.31 centimeters, respectively. The mean perpendicular distances of the PIN from LE-LT reference line to the entry and exit points in the proximal and distal borders of the supinator muscle was 1.13 and 1.26 centimeters, respectively. An imaginary danger-zone 4 centimeters wide overlying the LE-LT reference line depicts the possible area where the PIN and its branches may most likely be located.CONCLUSION: The dorsal approach to the proximal radius may allow a safe exposure without causing iatrogenic injury to the posterior interosseous nerve through the use of superficial anatomic landmarks and reference lines in combination with mean measurements from our study.

The Surgical Treatment and Outcome of Nonmetastatic Extremity Osteosarcoma with Pathological Fractures / 中华医学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>Recent studies have suggested that the presence of a pathological fracture does not impact on oncologic outcomes and the feasibility of limb salvage surgery (LSS) in appropriately selected patients when combined with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. These have largely been single institutional studies with limited numbers. The Eastern Asian Musculoskeletal Oncology Group reviewed the data from three large volume Asian orthopedic oncology centers to determine whether the presence of a pathologic fracture affected outcomes in osteosarcoma patients.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective review of the data was conducted. Ninety-five cases of nonmetastatic extremity osteosarcoma with a pathological fracture and 887 cases without fracture treated during the same period were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In the fracture group, the LSS rate was 62.1%, and the rate of amputation was 37.9%. In the nonfracture group, the LSS rate was 74.7%, and the amputation was 25.3%. In patients with a pathologic fracture, the rate of local recurrence for LSS and amputation groups was 8.5% and 2.8%, respectively. In this group, the 5-year survival in the LSS group was 66% as against. 46.8% in the amputation group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Our study suggests that surgically treated patients with pathologic fractures in osteosarcoma have adequate local control and do not have a poorer outcome compared to patients without a fracture. Though osteosarcoma with a pathologic fracture is not a contraindication for limb salvage, appropriate case selection is important when deciding local control options to ensure adequate oncologic clearance.</p>