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Table 7 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 (months)

Postoperative Functional Assessment

Implant survival

Back et al. [26]

32

58

KSS: 95

84%

Barrack et al. [27]

16

51

KSS: 131

94%

Barrack et al. [28]

23

58

KSS: 133

96%

Berend et al. [29]

39

46

KSS: 123

87%

Jones et al. [30]

16

47

KSS: 137

96%

Jones et al. [31]

30

49

KSS: 134

88%

Lombardi et al. [32]

113

25

HSS: 73

85%

Petrou et al. [33]

100

132

KSS: 163

87%

Pour et al. [34]

44

50

KSS 117

70%

Pradham et al. [35]

51

48

HSS: 72

N/A

Rand et al. [36]

38

50

N/A

48%

Springer et al. [37]

69

75

KSS : 100

67%

Springer et al. [38]

26

59

KSS: 101

73%

Utting and Newman [39]

30

36

KSS: 106

70%

Westrich et al. [40]

24

33

KSS: 128

92%

  1. KSS Knee society clinical score (range: 0–200), HSS Hospital for special surgery score (range: 0–100)