People Living With Cancer

Patient Testimonials

Dear Professor Kenan


1990 Four years old male
Osteosarcoma Rt proximal tibia

At age of four years post limb
sparing surgery expandable
prosthesis Tibia

After lengthening

1995 at 15
years follow-up

Hello, my name is Philip Savides I am 18 years old, was born in USA and at present I am living in Cyprus Island, at age of three years old I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma which involved the right proximal tibia. Professor Kenan performed surgery on my leg where he removed the tumor and replaced the bone with a kind of an expandable prosthesis. Ever since I have been under Professor Kenan care. During the last 15 years I underwent several surgeries to lengthen my leg and to revise the prosthesis with a longer prosthesis. I am very thankful for the life I have now. Thanks to Professor Kenan I can ambulate quit good both leg are at the same length I can do pretty much everything that I would like to do.

Thank you,
Philip Savides
May 2005

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