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A cost-effective 3D-printed cement spacer reconstruction in a rare case of calcaneal Ewing sarcoma: a case report and surgical technique

  • By

  • Abdulrahman Alaseem

  • Fahad Alshayhan

  • Mansor Aldaijy

  • Ziyad Alsuwailem

  • Rayan Alfayez

  • Waleed Albishi

  • Hisham Alsanawi

  • Ibrahim Alshaygy

  • July 6, 2026

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    Ewing sarcoma accounts for 15% of primary bone tumors and is most common in children and young adults aged 5 to 20.

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    Calcaneal involvement in Ewing sarcoma is rare, representing only 5% of cases, typically presenting with non-mechanical pain.

  • 3

    A 19-year-old female with a calcaneal Ewing sarcoma underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by limb salvage total calcanectomy.

  • 4

    Reconstruction utilized a 3D-printed cement spacer, demonstrating the feasibility of advanced surgical techniques in rare cases.

  • 5

    At 2.5 years post-surgery, the patient developed a deep surgical site infection, which was managed successfully without recurrence.

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A cost-effective 3D-printed cement spacer reconstruction in a rare case of calcaneal Ewing sarcoma: a case report and surgical technique

  • by Abdulrahman Alaseem, Fahad Alshayhan, Mansor Aldaijy, Ziyad Alsuwailem, Rayan Alfayez, Waleed Albishi, Hisham Alsanawi, Ibrahim Alshaygy

  • July 6, 2026

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