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How To Treat Osteosarcoma
The patient essentially ends up with a below-the-knee amputation allowing for more mobility and control than a full leg ...
A student whose persistent knee pain turned out to be a rare bone ... an MRI scan in December 2023 found a rare and aggressive form of osteosarcoma, or bone cancer, and she was told amputation ...
Kingston Litty had just turned 10 years old when he and his family learned what was causing the knee pain that was forcing ...
Mrs Ermler said if they had not got the X-rays done, the osteosarcoma would have continued ... to cut her bottom half of her leg off under the knee,” Mrs Ermler said. “Then they’ll cut ...
Byrd was diagnosed at 8 years old with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that originates in bone-forming cells. It is the ...