ArticleJournal of bone oncology2019
Use of endoprostheses for proximal femur metastases results in a rapid rehabilitation and low risk of implant failure. A prospective population-based study.
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- Comparative evaluation of treatment strategies for femoral metastases: endoprosthesis reconstruction versus intramedullary nailing.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Risk of complications and implant survival of surgical treatment of proximal femoral metastasis: a meta-analysis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Pooled it
- Endoprosthetic reconstruction versus osteosynthesis for metastatic disease of the proximal femur: a population-based cohort study.Journal of bone oncology · 2026Article
- Comparative outcomes of internal fixation versus prosthetic reconstruction in the treatment of proximal femoral metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Metastatic bone disease in proximal femur. Outcome of surgical treatments. - Do we know what to do?Journal of bone oncology · 2025Article
- Surgical management of metastatic lesions in the proximal femur: a systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Implant survival and risk factors for failure after proximal femoral megaprosthetic reconstruction.SICOT-J · 2025Article
- A comprehensive evaluation of intramedullary devices in the management of femoral metastasis: 30-day outcomes.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2025Article
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- A Survey to Determine the Zone of Equipoise for the Proximal FEmur Resection or Internal Fixation fOR Metastases (PERFORM) Randomized Controlled Trial.Research square · 2024Article
- Orthopaedic surgeons' ability to detect pathologic hip fractures: review of 1484 fractures reported to the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Major surgery for metastatic bone disease is not a risk for 30-day mortality: a population-based study from Denmark.Acta orthopaedica · 2023Article
- Outcomes and prognostic factors after surgery for bone metastases in the extremities and pelvis: A retrospective analysis of 140 patients.Journal of bone oncology · 2022Article
- The Surgical Management of Proximal Femoral Metastases: A Narrative Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2021Review
- Prosthesis or osteosynthesis for the treatment of a pathological hip fracture? A nationwide registry-based cohort study.Journal of bone oncology · 2021Article
- Use of endoprostheses for proximal femur metastases results in a rapid rehabilitation and low risk of implant failure--A prospective population-based study.Journal of bone oncology · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesEndoprosthesis is considered a durable implant for treating metastatic bone disease of the proximal femur (MBDf).
objectives• What is the revision risk after surgery for MBDf using endoprosthesis versus internal fixation?• When do patients with MBDf treated with endoprosthesis restore quality of life (QoL) and how long time does it take to rehabilitate functional outcome?
methodsA prospective, population-based, multicentre study of 110 patients. Patients were followed for a minimum of two years after surgery. No patients were lost to implant failure nor survival follow-up.
resultsForty-four patients were treated with internal fixation and 66 patients received endoprostheses. Two-year implant failure risk for internal fixation was 7% (95CI: 0-14%) versus 2% (95CI: 0-5%) for endoprostheses (
conclusionsEndoprosthesis for treatment of MBDf results in low implant failure rate. Patients are satisfied with the functional outcome. QoL is restored six-weeks after surgery. Authors advocate for caution using internal fixation for MBDf due to findings of a possible high early postoperative revision risk.
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