Bone Cancer Overview
There are two forms of bone cancer: Primary bone cancer is a sarcoma that forms in the bone. Secondary bone cancer is cancer that spreads from other parts of the body.
The UAB Musculoskeletal Joint and Oncologic Surgery clinic specializes in many diseases of the bones, joints, and muscles, including various cancers and infections. Because our physicians are ranked as some of the best in the country, patients can be sure they’re receiving the best care available.
Conditions Treated
In the UAB Musculoskeletal Joint and Oncologic Surgery clinic, we are highly skilled at treating many diseases and conditions, including:
- musculoskeletal bone and soft-tissue tumors
- sarcomas
- metastatic bone and soft-tissue disease
- myeloma
- lymphoma
- melanoma
- osteoarthritis
- rheumatologic joint disease
- orthopaedic complications from trauma and joint replacements
- musculoskeletal infections
Services Provided
We offer a wide array of services aimed at providing you the best care available for your condition, including:
- functional limb preservation surgery
- musculoskeletal tumor surgery
- biopsy
- hip replacement
- knee replacement
- shoulder replacement
- elbow replacement
- minimally invasive treatment of benign bone tumors
- arthroscopic surgery of benign intra-articular tumors
- complete pathologic fractures
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