Table 3 Number of prosthesis that underwent secondary surgery according to anatomical site and reason for first secondary surgery
From: The risk for complications and reoperations with the use of mega prostheses in bone reconstructions
Total number of implants | Soft tissue failure | Aseptic loosening | Mechanical failure | Infection | Tumour relapse/progression | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Site | |||||||
Proximal humerus | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 (47) |
Total humerus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Diaphyseal humerus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) |
Distal humerus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (67) |
Pelvis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 (80) |
Proximal femur | 30 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 (43) |
Total femur | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 (67) |
Arthrodesis implant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
Diaphyseal femur | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (25) |
Distal femur | 33 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 (61) |
Proximal tibia | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 (68) |
Total | 116 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 65 |