Outcomes of Hemipelvectomy for Pelvic Chondrosarcoma: A Single-Institution Case Series of 15 Patients

Chondrosarcoma is a malignant bone tumour that is largely resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, leaving surgery as the only effective treatment.Pelvic chondrosarcomas pose unique challenges due to anatomical complexity, delayed presentation, and the difficulty of achieving negative surgical margins.This case series reviews 15 patients treated at a tertiary referral centre over ten years, focusing on surgical outcomes and complications of limb-salvage (internal hemipelvectomy, IH) compared with hindquarter amputation (external hemipelvectomy, EH).Eleven patients underwent IH and four EH, with two