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. 1981 Aug;63-B(2):219-24.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.63B2.7217145.

Endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal femur and acetabulum. A survival analysis

H S Dobbs, J T Scales, J N Wilson, H B Kemp, H J Burrows, R S Sneath

Endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal femur and acetabulum. A survival analysis

H S Dobbs et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1981 Aug.

Abstract

A series of 81 patients has been reviewed to determine the value of endoprosthetic replacement of the proximal femur and hip in the treatment of bone tumours. Standard statistical methods were used to evaluate the survival of the replacements and the patients. Taking removal of the prosthesis, irrespective of the cause, as the criterion for failure the survival of the replacements was found to be 63 per cent after 10 years. If deaths are regarded as failures, then the survival value falls to 48 per cent. The survival of patients with chondrosarcoma and osteoclastoma treated by endoprosthetic replacement compares favourably with survival after amputation or excision of the tumour.

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