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Table 3 Bone-implant interface evaluation 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

Length of retained femur, mm

Axial length of press-fit area, mm

Percentage of press-fit length in stem length, %

Vertical distance of radiolucent area

Anterior/posterior

Medial/lateral

Distal endpoint, mm

Midpoint, mm

Proximal endpoint, mm

Distal endpoint, mm

Midpoint, mm

Proximal endpoint, mm

< 40% resection

23

279.8 (range, 237.7–353.6)

92.3 (range, 80.7–136.6)

91.8 (range, 80.1–97.5)

0.52/0.61

0.92/0.75

1.12/0.90

0.21/0.17

0.45/0.34

1.02/0.83

40 to 60% resection

14

195.0 (range, 150.4–246.4)

57.0 (range, 21.7–87.1)

57.0 (range, 21.7–87.1)

0.78/0.84

1.08/1.03

1.55/2.1

0.35/0.18

0.64/0.45

1.24/0.94

> 60% resection

3

110.0 (range, 83.2–131.4)

20.5 (range, 15.8–24.3)

20.5 (range, 15.8–24.3)

0.63/0.3

2/2.2

N/A

0/0

2.1/2.3

N/A

All

40

236.3 (range, 83.2–353.6)

74.0 (range,15.8–136.6)

74.3 (range, 15.8–97.5)

0.61/0.65

1.03/0.92

1.26/1.28

0.24/0.16

0.98/0.53

1.09/0.86

  1. N/A not applicable