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Type III resection hemisacrectomy with external hemipelvectomy

Mayo Clinic's orthopedic surgeons have devised a classification scheme for sacral resections. Shown here is Type III resection, hemisacrectomy with external hemipelvectomy.

In the Mayo Clinic classification scheme for large oncologic sacral resections, Type III is hemisacrectomy with external hemipelvectomy.

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