Fractures in bone tumour prosthesis.
Int Orthop, 2015/10;39(10):1981-7.
Piccioli A[1], Rossi B[2], Sacchetti FM[3], Spinelli MS[4], Di Martino A[5]
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PMID: 26306584DOI: 10.1007/s00264-015-2956-7
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Abstract
purpose: The aim of the present narrative review is to report the different aspects related to the fractures around tumour prosthetic implants in terms of technical and medical issues.
methods: A non systematic literature review on the topic was performed.
results: Given the increased rate of limb salvage procedures and megaprostheses implanted for bone tumours, the increased number of osteoporotic periprosthetic fractures, and the burden of revision arthroplasty, the number of surgeries using endoprosthetic implants is likely to increase in the near future. Surgeons will face more frequently the complications related to tumour endoprosthetic implant. Endoprosthetic reconstruction has a higher risk of intra-operative and post-operative complications compared to conventional prosthetic replacement.
conclusions: Very rare reports and recommendations are available in literature regarding the treatment of periprosthetic fractures after megaprosthesis, and there is currently no consensus about which should be the standard management for periprosthetic fractures in this population of patients.
Keywords: Complications; Endoprosthesis; Fracture; Megaimplants; Tumour prosthesis
MeSH terms
Bone Neoplasms; Causality; Humans; Periprosthetic Fractures; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Implantation; Reoperation; Treatment Outcome
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