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  • Title: Treatment of bone tumors around the shoulder joint by the Tikhoff-Linberg procedure.
    Author: Hahn SB, Kim NH, Choi NH.
    Journal: Yonsei Med J; 1990 Jun; 31(2):110-22. PubMed ID: 2219969.
    Abstract:
    The Tikhoff-Linberg procedure is a limb-sparing surgical option to be considered for bony and soft tissue tumors in and around the proximal humerus and shoulder girdle. The authors reported 6 cases of the Tikhoff-Linberg procedure for tumors around the shoulder joint at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery of Severance Hospital from March 1988 to May 1989. The results of the study are as follows: The 6 cases were composed of: osteogenic sarcoma 2 cases, chondrosarcoma 2 cases, chondroblastoma 1 case, and giant cell tumor 1 case. The tumors were completely removed by the Tikhoff-Linberg procedure without amputation or disarticulation of the upper extremity. The distal clavicle, upper humerus and part of all of the scapula were resected. The Tikhoff-Linberg procedure was performed for patients whose tumors did not involve the neurovascular bundle in the axilla. The function of the hand and forearm after the Tikhoff-Linberg procedure was nearly normal in all cases. The Tikhoff-Linberg procedure would be recommended as a limb-sparing operation for tumors around the shoulder joint that require wide resection without disarticulation or forequarter amputation of the upper extremities.
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