title: Implant failure four years after resection and reconstruction of a femur for a chondrosarcoma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology and Emergency Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Broos
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Drixler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vogten
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: De Wever
mesh_terms: 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