As a result, many surgeons promoted radical or extensive surgery, such as amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities.
At that time, the world of surgery benefited from a remarkable array of new technical advances: among others, surgeons developed expertise in organ transplantation surgery, routine open cardiac surgery, and radical cancer surgery. Among orthopaedic surgeons, however, these highly specialized conversations on the treatment of musculoskeletal tumors began to emerge only in the early 1970s, when subspecialties in medicine and surgery in the United States began to flourish. The exact origins of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) are subject to debate, much like the character of the society itself, which, since its inception, was full of lively conversations and exchange of ideas.
