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Table 2 Therapy

From: Modular tumor endoprostheses in surgical palliation of long-bone metastases: a reduction in tumor burden and a durable reconstruction

Operative treatment

  

Prostheses

n =82

100%

Type of resection

n =77

100.0%

Proximal humerus

21

25.6%

Wide

41

53.2%

Distal humerus

1

1.2%

Marginal

14

18.2%

Total humerus

2

2.4%

Intralesional

22

28.6%

Diaphyseal humerus

2

2.4%

   

Proximal femur

37

45.1%

Adjuvant/neoadjuvant treatment

 

Distal femur

14

17.1%

Local radiotherapy

n =48

58.5%

Total femur

1

1.2%

Adjuvant

26

 

Proximal tibia

2

2.4%

Neoadjuvant

13

 

Diaphyseal femur

1

1.2%

Both

9

 

Diaphyseal tibia

1

1.2%

Chemotherapy

n =29

35.4%

Silver coated prostheses

51

62.2%

Preoperative embolization

n =13

15.9%

Cemented implantation

n =72

87.8%