[A postoperative osteosarcoma recurrence after bone distraction by Ilizarov method in a dog].

Distraction osteogenesis by Ilizarov's method is becoming popular for limb saving surgery today. In this article we report a case of osteosarcoma recurrence after using bone distraction in a dog with osteogenic sarcoma. This case suggests that stimulation of osteogenesis by bone distraction promotes tumor recurrence and metastases in osteosarcoma.