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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-23
pubmed:abstractText
Over a 16-year period, 135 custom-made distal femoral prostheses, based on a fully constrained Stanmore-type knee replacement, were used in the treatment of primary malignant or aggressive benign tumours. Survivorship analysis showed a cumulative success rate of 72% at five years and 64% at seven years. Intact prostheses in 91% of the surviving patients gave good or excellent functional results. Deep infection was the major complication, occurring in 6.8% of cases; clinical aseptic loosening occurred in 6.0%. Revision surgery was carried out for loosening and infection, and the early results are encouraging. We conclude that prosthetic replacement of the distal femur can meet the objectives of limb salvage surgery.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0301-620X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
762-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Prosthetic replacement of the distal femur for primary bone tumours.
pubmed:affiliation
Bone Tumour Treatment Service, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article