New surgical techniques and implants have revolutionized the specialty of reconstructing damaged limbs and joints. BY EVE JACOBS
	Na Mirror, mirror on the wall. What will I see when I wake up this fair morning? Imagine your familiar image jumping back at you, but minus part of a leg or an arm - an exceptionally bleak picture. A diagnosis of bone cancer may very well yield a treatment plan that calls for cutting out the cancer by cutting out the diseased bone and surrounding tissue. But what then? Your 12-year-old son, no longer a soccer champ? Your 16-year-old daughter, not quite so ready to step out into the world?me Go to story...
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