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Outcomes of Intercalary Endoprostheses as a Treatment for Metastases in the Femoral and Humeral Diaphysis

Authors

MAHDAL Michal PAZOUREK Lukáš APOSTOLOPOULOS Vasileios ADÁMKOVÁ KRÁKOROVÁ Dagmar STANICZKOVÁ ZAMBO Iva TOMÁŠ Tomáš

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source CURRENT ONCOLOGY
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Web http://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/29/5/284/htm
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29050284
Keywords bone neoplasm; metastasis; diaphysis of long bones; intercalary endoprosthesis
Description The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implant survival, functional score and complications of intercalary endoprostheses implanted for metastatic involvement of the femoral and humeral diaphysis. The mean follow-up was 29.8 months. In our group of 25 patients with 27 intercalary endoprostheses (18 femurs, 9 humeri), there were 7 implant-related complications (25.9%), which were more common on the humerus (4 cases, 44.4%) than on the femur (3 cases, 16.7%). Only type II failure—aseptic loosening (5 cases, 18.5%)—and type III failure—structural failure (2 cases, 7.4%)—occurred. There was a significantly higher risk of aseptic loosening of the endoprosthesis in the humerus compared with that in the femur (odds ratio 13.79, 95% confidence interval 1.22–151.05, p = 0.0297). The overall cumulative implant survival was 92% 1 year after surgery and 72% 5 years after surgery. The average MSTS score was 82%. The MSTS score was significantly lower (p = 0.008) in the humerus (75.9%) than in the femur (84.8%). The resection of bone metastases and replacement with intercalary endoprosthesis has excellent immediate functional results with an acceptable level of complications in prognostically favourable patients.

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