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Table 2 Results for patients with short-stem reconstruction

From: Short-stem reconstruction for megaendoprostheses in case of an ultrashort proximal femur

Patient no.

Oncological status

Follow-up (months)

Surgery

Stem

Complications

MSTS

Diameter (mm)

Length (mm)

Associated with stem

General

1

DOD

5

DFR

20

55

 

2

DOD

48

DFR

20

55

Screw fracture

Tibia fracture

3

CDF

95

DFR

20

130

 

4

CDF

72

DFR

20

100

Disconnection of HMRS adapter

24

5

CDF

58

DFR

19

120

Aseptic loosening

 

24

6

CDF

35

DFR

19

120

 

Infection

22

7

DOD

18

DFR

24

95

  

8a

CDF

14

DFR

18

45

Aseptic loosening

 

8b

CDF

22

DFR

25

45

Limb length discrepancy 8 cm

28

9

CDF

33

DFR

21

55

  

24

10

CDF

38

DFR

25

105

 

25

11

CDF

12

ICS

20

65

 

28

12

AWD

51

SLP

24

55

 

24

13

DOD

20

SLP

20

60

 

14

DOD

17

SLP

24

70

 

15

AWD

46

SLP

20

55

 

9

  1. AWD, alive with disease; CDF, clinically disease-free; DFR, distal femur replacement; DOD, died of disease; ICS, intercalary spacer; MSTS, Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (score); SLP, stump lengthening procedure.