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ArticleCureus2020

Bone Allograft Prosthesis Composite to Revise a Failed Massive Allo-Prosthesis: Case Report and 10 Years of Follow-Up.

Manuel R Medellin, Alejandro Abiad, Vanessa Salinas, Luis Carlos Gomez-Mier, Camilo Soto Montoya

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Manuel R MedellinOrthopaedic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, COL.
Alejandro AbiadOrthopaedic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, COL.
Vanessa SalinasOrthopaedic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, COL.
Luis Carlos Gomez-MierOrthopaedic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, COL.
Camilo Soto MontoyaOrthopaedic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, COL.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 18-year-old male patient with a high-grade osteosarcoma was initially treated with resection and reconstruction using an osteochondral allograft. The allograft collapsed after five years, and thus a revision with a constrained knee prosthesis was performed. After one year, the implant failed due to a fracture, requiring another revision with a new allo-prosthetic composite. The long-term results were satisfactory. Allo-prosthetic composites may offer good long-term results after sarcoma resection. The failure of a massive bone allograft does not preclude the use of another allograft to maintain the bone stock and preserve the function.

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allograft prosthesisbone allograftosteochondral allograftrevision surgery

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PMID33489583
PMCPMC7813979

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