title: Complications after surgical treatment of bone metastases to proximal femur.
abstract: Background. Bone metastases in proximal femur a frequently treated surgically. <br /> Material and methods. The authors present complications in the operative treatment of bone metastases to proximal femur in 82 patients managed at the Departament of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Lublin University of Medical Sciences between 1978 and 2002. <br /> Results. Recidives, angulated plates fractures, endoprostheses luxations and deep infections complicated 20% of the procedures. Revision surgery restored good function of painless limbs. Poor results were noted in <br /> 3 patients with deep infections of the endoprostheses. <br /> Conclusions. Recidives, angulated plates fractures and endoprosthesis luxations can be avoided by large resections of the tumor and reconstruction with bipolar postresection endoprosthesoplasty.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Ortopedii, Traumatologii i Rehabilitacji, Akademia Medyczna, Lublin.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kopacz
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mazurkiewicz
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Warda