Implant failure four years after resection and reconstruction of a femur for a chondrosarcoma.
The authors describe an original reconstruction technique following resection for a chondrosarcoma of the femur. Although fatigue failure of the implant occurred four years later, they still think that this surgical procedure may be considered as a good treatment option in patients with a limited life expectancy.
Broos
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Department of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Drixler
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TA
Vogten
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De Wever
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001858:Bone Nails; D001860:Bone Plates; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation