Why the study?
What are the medium to long-term complication rates after reconstruction of bone defects at the knee with tumor endoprostheses?
Population
Patients with bone defects at the knee undergoing reconstruction with tumor endoprostheses
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Medium to long-term
Authors
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High complication rates after knee megaprosthesis implantation warrant caution with extraarticular resection or cement; leaves open optimal techniques pending prospective trials.
What are the medium to long-term complication rates after reconstruction of bone defects at the knee with tumor endoprostheses?
Megaprosthesis implantation for knee bone defects carries a high complication rate, suggesting extraarticular resections and cemented fixation should be avoided when possible.
Kinkel et al. (2009) studied this question.
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