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Table 1 Surgical classification system of limb-sparing resections of the shoulder girdle

From: Malawer limb salvage surgery for the treatment of scapular chondrosarcoma

Type I

Intra-articular proximal humeral resection

Type II

Partial scapulectomy

Type III

Intra-articular total scapulectomy

Type IV

Extra-articular scapular and humeral head resection

Type V

Extra-articular humeral and glenoid resection

Type VI

Extra-articular humeral and total scapular resection