title: Custom made total knee-replacement in patients with primary and secondary bone tumors.
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: Orthopädische Klinik, Technischen Universität München.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rechl
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schittich
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Plötz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Träger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gradinger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burgkart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reeg
mesh_terms: 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