Does the Duration of Primary and First Revision Surgery Influence the Probability of First and Subsequent Implant Failures after Extremity Sarcoma Resection and Megaprosthetic Reconstruction?

Does the Duration of Primary and First Revision Surgery Influence the Probability of First and Subsequent Implant Failures after Extremity Sarcoma Resection and Megaprosthetic Reconstruction?

Complications in megaprosthetic reconstruction following sarcoma resection are quite common. While several risk factors for failure have been explored, there is a scarcity of studies investigating the effect of the duration of surgery. We performed a retrospective study of 568 sarcoma patients that...

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Main Authors: Christoph Theil, Kristian Nikolaus Schneider, Georg Gosheger, Ralf Dieckmann, Niklas Deventer, Jendrik Hardes, Tom Schmidt-Braekling, Dimosthenis Andreou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
tumor endoprosthesis
megaprosthesis
periprosthetic joint infection
revision surgery
sarcoma
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/11/2510

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