Revision osteoarticular allograft transplantation in weight-bearing joints. A clinical review

J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1991 Jul;73(4):595-9. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.73B4.2071641.

Abstract

The early results of revision osteoarticular allografts in weight-bearing joints are reported. Sixteen consecutive patients underwent surgery over a six-year period between 1982 and 1988. At the time of review eight patients (50%) had surviving second allografts with an average follow-up time of 48 months (range 12 to 87). Five patients were graded excellent according to the Mankin scale, one good and two fair. Eight patients (50%) required further surgery, but only two patients came to amputation.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Bone Transplantation / methods*
  • Bone Transplantation / standards
  • Female
  • Femoral Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Femoral Neoplasms / pathology
  • Femoral Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fractures, Bone / epidemiology
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation / methods*
  • Reoperation / standards
  • Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology
  • Tibia*