title: The use of allograft prosthesis composite for extensive proximal femoral bone deficiencies: a 2- to 9.8-year follow-up study.
abstract: We report here results for 15 hips that we repaired using allograft prosthesis composite (APC) and monitored for a mean of 4.2 years. Two hips underwent repeat revisions with new APCs after a mean of 83.7 months. The average Harris Hip Score improved from 21.8 before revision surgery to 83.2 afterward, and 12 stems showed good stability. Of the 15 hips repaired with APC, 13 had good junctional union. One of the 2 remaining hips showed nonunion, which was repaired with an onlay graft 3.3 years later, and the other hip showed both infection and nonunion. There was 1 dislocation, and 2 hips had complications related to the greater trochanter. Our findings demonstrate that the use of APC produces satisfactory results.
authors: Department of Orthopedics in Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, South Koreal.
authors: Soo H
authors: SH
authors: Lee
authors: Young J
authors: YJ
authors: Ahn
authors: Sae J
authors: SJ
authors: Chung
authors: Byeong K
authors: BK
authors: Kim
authors: Ji H
authors: JH
authors: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous