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Setting: Tertiary care medical center. Patient: A 66-year-old man with spindle cell sarcoma of the right lower-extremity requiring amputation. Case Description: The patient presented for preoperative consultation to an outpatient amputee clinic on an appropriate level of amputation to achieve best functional outcome. He had a Girdlestone hip on the ipsilateral side of the sarcoma. Due to the proximity...