title: Mobile knee reconstructions after resection of malignant tumors of the distal femur.
abstract: Limb-salvage surgery involving mobile knee reconstructions for malignant tumors about the distal femur is a desirable and achievable goal. With limb salvage, the survival rate does not decrease significantly, and the resulting function is superior to when an amputation plus a prosthesis are used. Immediate and delayed morbidity is greater after limb-salvage surgery than after amputation. However, with thorough preoperative planning, use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy as indicated, and an experienced team of surgeons, limb-salvage surgery can provide a mobile knee with excellent function in the vast majority of cases for patients with malignant tumors of the distal femur.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kneisl
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D008722:Methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography