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Of 91 limb-salvage procedures using prosthetic reconstructions because of primary or metastatic bone and soft-tissue tumors 26 revisions were performed in 16 patients. Revision was due to polyethylene wear (9 cases), aseptic loosening (8 cases), recurrent hip dislocation (3 cases), prosthetic stem fracture (2 cases), infection (2 cases), leg length discrepancy (1 case), and traumatic dislocation of a saddle prosthesis (1 case). The follow-up period for tumor control varied from 1.5 to 22 years with a median of 13.5 years. The follow-up period after the last revision operation varied from 0.5 to 12 years with a median of 3 years. At the last follow-up, the functional results had deteriorated compared with after the primary operation in 5 patients and had improved in 2 patients. In the remaining patients, the results did not change.
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Received: 21 October 1996
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Renard, A., Veth, R., Schreuder, H. et al. Revisions of endoprosthetic reconstructions after limb salvage in musculoskeletal oncology. Arch Orth Traum Surg 117, 125–131 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020050211
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020050211