Table 2 Comparing complications and implant survival of the published series of custom and modular proximal femoral endoprosthetic replacement with the present series

Kabukckuoglu¹² [custom]

54 patients [1972–1992]

1.8%

28%

11%

17%

Unwin⁴ [custom]

263 patients [1968–92]

2.7%*

4.6%*

6.1%

Gosheger¹¹ [modular]

41 patients [1992–03]

19.5%

7.3%

78.7%

Menendez⁷ [modular]

96 patients [1992–03]

6.3%

3.1%

10.4%

7.3%

82%

Present Series [modular]

100 patients [2001–07]

6%

4%

3%

3%

83.1%