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. 2017 Jul 11;475(10):2550–2561. doi: 10.1007/s11999-017-5438-y

Table 1.

Extent of muscle resection

Patient number Surgical approach Glenohumeral joint resection Rotator cuff Deltoid Long biceps Triceps Pectoral Coracobrachial, latissimus dorsi,
teres major
Nerve Malawer type MSTS
1 Anteromedial No Complete resection P1 RB RT RP RL IB S3,4,5
2 Anteromedial Yes Complete resection P1 Complete resection RT RP RL VB S2,3,4,5
3 Anteromedial Yes Complete resection Complete resection Complete resection Complete resection RP Complete resection Partial musculocutaneous VB S2,3,4,5
4 Anteromedial Yes Complete resection Complete resection RB Complete resection RP Complete resection Radial VB S2,3,4,5,E1
5 Anteroateral Yes Complete resection Complete resection RB Complete resection RP Complete resection Axillary VB S2,3,4,5
6 Anteroateral No Complete resection P2 RB RT RP RL Axillary IB S3,4,5
7 Anteroateral Yes Complete resection P3 RB Complete resection RP Complete resection VA S2,3,4,5
8 Anteromedial No Complete resection P3 Complete resection RT RP RL IA S3,4

Malawer = Malawer classification of the of shoulder girdle resections [18]; MSTS = Musculoskeletal Tumor Society; P = partial resection; R = reinsertion; P1 = intact posterior bundle; P2 = resection of ¾; P3 = resection of ¼; RB = reinsertion long biceps on short biceps muscle; RT = reinsertion triceps on deltoid muscle; RP = reinsertion pectoral muscle on clavicle; RL = reinsertion latissimus dorsi on acromion; I = intraarticular proximal humeral resection; V = extraarticular humeral and glenoid resection; A = absence of resection of abductors; B = resection of abductors; MSTS = Musculoskeletal Tumor Society classification of skeletal resections about the shoulder girdle [13]: S2 = glenoid resection; 3 = head of the humerus; 4 = proximal metaphysis of the humerus; 5 = shaft of the humerus; E1 = distal metaphysis of the humerus.