Bear maulings treated in Calgary, Alberta: Their management and sequelae.

Background: Between 1994 and 2005, seven patients underwent surgery at the Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, Alberta, for injuries sustained in bear maulings. The purpose of the present study was to document these cases and add to the literature on the management and the potential complications of bear attacks.

Methods: Data were collected retrospectively from charts.

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (modified Eilber protocol) provides maximum local control and minimal morbidity in patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

Background: Local recurrence rates of 15% to 30% after treatment of soft tissue sarcoma (STS) are still common but unacceptable. Our hypothesis was that a refined neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radiation protocol (modified Eilber protocol) improves local control rates while minimizing major morbidity.

Methods: Consecutive patients with STS deep to the fascia of the extremity or trunk during 1984 to 1996 were treated with 3 days of doxorubicin (30 mg/day) and sequential radiation (300 cGy/day for 10 days).