Skip to main content

Table 6 Literature overview on distal femoral replacement after tumor surgery

From: Distal femoral replacement with the MML system: a single center experience with an average follow-up of 86 months

Study

No. of implants

Mean follow-up (years)

Functional Assessment

Implant survival

5 years

10 years

15 years

Batta et al. [14]

69

10.4

N/A

73%

65%

55%

Biau et al.a [13]

91

5.2

N/A

76%

45%

29%

Bickels et al. [12]

110

7.8

N/A

93%

88%

N/A

Bus et al.a [25]

110

7.2

N/A

89% at follow-up

Coathup et al. [10]

61

8.5

N/A

89%

84%

75%

Griffin et al.a [9]

99

6.1

N/A

82%

N/A

N/A

Kinkel et al.a [8]

77

3.8

N/A

57%

N/A

N/A

Morgan et al.a [7]

105

4.8

N/A

73%

59%

N/A

Myers et al.[6]

335

12

N/A

83%

67%

51%

Pala et al.a [5]

247

4

N/A

70% at 4 years

48% at 8 years

 

Plötz et al.a [15]

60

4.9

N/A

34%

25%

N/A

Ruggieri et al.b [4]

669

11

N/A

N/A

80%

55% at 20 years

Schwartz et al. [3]

186

8

N/A

N/A

77%

N/A

  1. aStudy reports on distal femoral and proximal tibial replacement
  2. bStudy reports on distal femoral, total femoral, and proximal tibial replacement