Custom made total knee-replacement in patients with primary and secondary bone tumors.
The authors present an account of a group of 51 patients to whom an individual endoprosthesis of the knee joint was implanted on account of a tumour. A primary bone tumour was involved in 42 cases and a metastatic process in 9 cases. Twenty-four endoprostheses were cemented, 26 were implanted without cement. The mean follow-up period was 43 months. Functional results excellent and good in 61%, poor results only in 5%.
Rechl
H
H
Orthopädische Klinik, Technischen Universität München.
Schittich
I
I
Plötz
W
W
Träger
J
J
Gradinger
R
R
Burgkart
R
R
Reeg
S
S
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000601:surgery; D007720:Knee Prosthesis; D013977:Tibia