Bone tumor – A bone tumor is said to be an anomalous growth of cells that takes place in a bone. A bone tumor may or may not cause cancer to the patient suffering from it. There are varieties of causes that can cause brain tumors. These causes include injury, radiation, and genetic defects that are passed down through the family of the patient. In the majority of bone tumor cases, the particular reason for the disease is not found. The illness can be cured through bone tumor surgery.
Bone tumor surgery –
Bone tumor infection can be caused in the legs or arms. There are various types of ways to go through the surgery. These ways involve, surgery to replace or remove the part of the cancerous bone, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.
Replacement surgery is the combination of two types of surgery which include, limb-sparing surgery and amputation. After the process of the surgery, the patient needs to return to their normal life, this is called the process of rehabilitation. It involves occupational therapy and physiotherapy sessions.
In radiotherapy, it involves beams of radiation that are directed at the part of the body of the patient where the tumor or cancer has taken place. The radiotherapy sessions usually take 5 days a week.
The chemotherapy treatment involves a mixture of different types of medicines that are generally delivered to the patient through a drip into the patient’s vein. The treatment takes place at an interval of a certain time period.
For any surgical problem or orthopedic problem contact Dr. Rahul Grover, Glyra Orthopaedics, and here.