title: Allografts of the hemipelvis after tumour resection. Technical aspects of four cases.
abstract: Four en-bloc resections for malignant tumours of the hip, the peri-acetabular region and the iliac wing were reconstructed using an irradiated hemipelvic allograft together with a total hip prosthesis. Technical aspects include the use of an anterior Enneking approach which excises the previous biopsy site, division and re-attachment of the iliac crest and fixation of the prosthesis using a modified acetabular cup and three polypropylene artificial ligaments to increase the stability of the joint. Weight-bearing was allowed at three months. The oncological and clinical results were satisfactory after a mean follow-up of 19 months, with walking distances of 500 metres to two kilometres without pain.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Réparatrice, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital Sud, Rennes, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Langlais
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vielpeau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography