Olga Savvidou, Panayiotis Gavriil, Ioannis G Trikoupis, Stavros Goumenos, Christos Vottis, Dimitra Melissaridou, Angelos Kaspiris, Panayiotis D Megaloikonomos, Panayiotis Papagelopoulos
The intramedullary total femoral reconstruction (ITFR) was used successfully in a 62-year-old patient with myxoid liposarcoma of the thigh and post-radiation fracture nonunion of the proximal femur and osteonecrosis of the ipsilateral knee. This described technique offers the advantage of a less invasive prosthesis insertion, preservation of the surrounding muscle attachments, better functional outcomes, and lower complication rates. Total femoral reconstruction using ITFR, preserving the femoral diaphysis, could be an option to address concomitant hip and knee defects, especially in patients with poor soft tissue quality...
2024: Journal of Long-term Effects of Medical Implants