Open AccessFunctional and oncologic outcomes after excision of the total femur in primary bone tumors: Results with a low cost total femur prosthesis
Author(s) -
Ajay Puri,
Ashish Gulia,
Wai Hoong Chan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.98834
Subject(s) - medicine , chondrosarcoma , sarcoma , surgery , implant , femur , prosthesis , osteosarcoma , primary bone , bone sarcoma , implant failure , soft tissue , pathology
The extent of tumor may necessitate resection of the complete femur rarely to achieve adequate oncologic clearance in bone sarcomas. We present our experience with reconstruction in such cases using an indigenously manufactured, low-cost, total femoral prosthesis (TFP). We assessed the complications of the procedure, the oncologic and functional outcomes, and implant survival.