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==Overview==
==Surgery==
==Surgery==
* Recently, the preferred form of surgical treatment for Ewing's sarcoma has changed. In the past, the primary technique for eliminating Ewing's sarcoma was to amputate the affected [[limb]].
* [[Limb salvage]] has nearly replaced [[amputation]] and this has been done without compromise to the patients long term survival rates.


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