title: Survival of 25 osteoarticular allografts followed more than 10 years.
abstract: An evaluation of the long-term survival rate of 25 osteoarticular allografts was made. Clinical analysis was based on the Mankin scale and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Grading system. After a mean follow-up time of 15 years 76% of the osteoarticular allografts had good or excellent rating. The MSTS scale revealed a mean score of 89% for those 20 grafts still functioning according to their primary purpose. Allograft related complications occurred in 32% of the cases being most common among malignant cases. Due to the rather good long-term results, osteoarticular allografts can still be recommended for hemicondylar allograft reconstruction in benign lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, Department of Surgery, University Hospitals of Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laitinen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007596:Joints / Q000637:transplantation*; D013997:Time Factors