WOUND COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING RESECTION OF ADDUCTOR COMPARTMENT TUMOURS

Few studies of wound complications following limb salvage surgery for soft tissue sarcomas separate anatomical compartments. Forty-nine patients with adductor compartment sarcomas underwent limb salvage surgery, 43% developing significant wound complications, 25% requiring further surgery and 20% had delays in adjuvant radiotherapy as a result. Prior surgery by non tumour surgeons and previous radiotherapy led to an increased risk of wound healing problems. In this particular group of patients, special attention should be made to prevent wound healing complications, possibly involving plastic surgeons at an earlier stage of management.