Stump lengthening procedure with modular endoprostheses - the better alternative to disarticulations of the hip joint?
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Abstract
We report outcomes of 28 patients after stump-lengthening procedures (SLPs) with modular tumor endoprostheses following high-thigh amputation and hip disarticulation over 11years. Mean follow up was 41.3months (range 7.4 to 133.6months). Mean Musculoskeletal Tumour Society Score was 56% (n=11); ten out of eleven patients alive used an exoprosthesis regularly. Complications occurred in 15 patients with infection being most common. In 2 cases, the prostheses had to be explanted. Our data suggest that SLP facilitates post-operative rehabilitation and prosthesis usage. Modular endoprostheses for stump-lengthening allow optimization of remnant soft-tissue envelope, reducing the risk of stump perforation.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Surgical
- Amputation Stumps
- Bone Neoplasms
- Disarticulation
- Hip Prosthesis
- Soft Tissue Neoplasms
Anatomy
- hip