Table 2. The patients’ surgical characteristics and postoperative complications.

Patient No.	Source of graft	Scope of resection	Tumor size (cm3)	The area of defect (cm2)	Pathology	Duration of surgery (min)	Blood lose (mL)	Drainage time (d)	Major complications
1	Left ilium	Total sternum, Thymus, partial pericardium	8×6×3	284	Osteosarcoma	370	580	8	Pleural effusion
2	Left ilium	Subtotal sternum, right clavicular head, right 1st rib	5.5×4.5×3	144	Osteochondroma	210	200	7	Pleural effusion
3	Right ilium	Subtotal sternum, left 1st rib, right 2nd rib, bilateral 3rd ribs	9×9×3	440	Osteoblastoma	340	550	16	Pleural effusion, pulmonary infection (pseudomonas aeruginosa), prosthesis loose
4	Right ilium	Subtotal sternum, xiphoid, right middle lobe	8×7×6	168	Plasmacytoma	300	600	11	Pleural effusion, Atelectasis, atrial fibrillation
5	Right ilium	Total sternum	12×7×4	294	Myeloma	305	480	8	Pleural effusion
6	Right ilium	Partial sternum	4×4×0.8	72	Chronic osteitis	250	330	9	None
7	Bilateral ilium	Subtotal sternum	7.5×7×6	156	Chondrosarcoma	340	380	10	None
8	Bilateral ilium	Subtotal sternum, right clavicular head	9×10.5×5	210	Malignant plasmacytic myeloma	390	800	12	Pleural effusion, pulmonary infection (staphylococcus aureus)
9	Right ilium	Total sternum	7×6.5×5	252	Malignant fibrous histiocytoma	280	670	9	Pleural effusion, axillary dermatic necrosis
10	Bilateral ilium	Subtotal sternum, bilateral 3rd–6th ribs, pericardium	15×15×7	408	Chondrosarcoma	240	250	12	Pleural effusion, atrial fibrillation
11	Right ilium	Subtotal sternum, right 1st rib	12×12.5×4	220	Osteogenic fibroma	370	210	9	None
12	Left ilium	Partial sternum	3.5×3×2	56	Osteochondroma	195	130	7	None