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Table 1 Oncology outcomes and complications related to the percentage of bone resection

From: Uncemented, curved, short endoprosthesis stem for distal femoral reconstruction: early follow-up outcomes

Group

Number of patients

Age, years

Primary/revision

Length of resection, mm

Percentage of bone resection, %

Radius of retained femur, mm

Oncology outcome

Amputation

Complications

Loosening, %

Breakage, %

Infection

< 40% resection

23

33.8 (range, 14–67)

16/7

118.7 (range, 61.1–164.2)

29.8 (range, 15–39)

1470 (range, 1230–1620)

0%

4.3% (1/23)

0

0

8.7% (2/23)

40 to 60% resection

14

22.5 (range, 10–62)

14/0

188.7 (range, 160.5–223.9)

49.2 (range, 41–58)

1210 (range, 1010–1430)

Local recurrence 7.1% (1/14)

0%

0

0

7.1% (1/14)

> 60% resection

3

26.3 (range, 14–50)

3/0

301.3 (range, 294.0–313.7)

73.4 (range, 69–78)

1050 (range, 820–1170)

0%

0%

0

0

0%

All

40

29.3 (range, 10–67)

33/7

157.9 (range, 61.1–313.7)

40.2 (range, 15–78)

1347.5 (range, 820–1620)

2.5% (1/40)

2.5% (1/40)

0

0

7.5% (3/40)