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Erschienen in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 11/2010

01.11.2010 | Symposium: Highlights of the ISOLS/MSTS 2009 Meeting

Distal Femoral Osteoarticular Allografts: Long-term Survival, But Frequent Complications

verfasst von: Patrick C. Toy, MD, Jeremy R. White, MD, Mark T. Scarborough, MD, William F. Enneking, MD, C. Parker Gibbs, MD

Erschienen in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Ausgabe 11/2010

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Abstract

Background

Complications are frequent with osteoarticular allografts, and their long-term survivorship in the distal femur is unclear. Thus, the benefits of osteoarticular allografting remain controversial.

Questions/purposes

We therefore determined the frequency of complications in osteoarticular allografts of the distal femur relative to their potential long-term survival.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed 26 patients who had osteoarticular allograft reconstruction of the distal femur after resection of a malignant or aggressive benign tumor of bone. The minimum followup was 15 months (average, 156 months; range, 15–283 months) for all patients and 98 months (average, 191 months; range, 98–283 months) for the surviving patients.

Results

At last followup, 16 of the 26 original allografts were still in place. The overall 5-year and 10-year allograft survival rates were 69% and 63%, respectively. The 5-year and 10-year survival rates of the joint surface were 79% and 65%, respectively. Eleven patients retained their original osteoarticular allograft without a resurfacing procedure, and nine had been converted to allograft-prosthetic composites. Five patients were converted to megaprostheses and one had an amputation for local recurrence. At last followup, 25 of 26 patients retained a functional limb.

Conclusions

Osteoarticular allograft reconstructions of the distal femur can provide long term survival and restore function but the risk of complications and their physical and monetary costs for patients are not trivial. Lacking the benefit of improved soft tissue attachments inherent in other anatomic sites, we believe this option is most appropriate for restoring bone stock in young patients with expectations of long-term survival.

Level of Evidence

Level IV, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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Metadaten
Titel
Distal Femoral Osteoarticular Allografts: Long-term Survival, But Frequent Complications
verfasst von
Patrick C. Toy, MD
Jeremy R. White, MD
Mark T. Scarborough, MD
William F. Enneking, MD
C. Parker Gibbs, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.11.2010
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Ausgabe 11/2010
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Elektronische ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1470-x

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