the following is the final paragraph in an orthopedic consult note from dr. phyllis sanchez, md, faaos: i discussed the next steps with mr. samuels and his family, including staging the tumor and scheduling a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. i discussed the surgery with mr. samuels and his family in the office. his tumor will likely require tumor resection with partial ostectomy of the femur with osteoplasty. i discussed the benefits of a metal endoprosthesis versus an allograft for the osteoplasty. mr. samuels is scheduled to return to my office 1 week following his biopsy to discuss the results. given this information, which of the following statements is not true?