When in Doubt, Refer to Avoid Unplanned Resections of Soft-tissue Masses.

1 After a patient underwent unplanned resection of sarcoma on the foot (A), surgeons needed to do a much wider and more morbid surgery (B), eventually requiring a flap. Dr. Belzarena and Dr. Joyce are coauthors of Paper 153,"Despite Education, Orthopaedic Surgeons Still Perform Unplanned Resections.". [Extracted from the article]