Total knee arthroplasty in patients who have massive osteoarticular allografts

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2000 Apr:(373):62-72. doi: 10.1097/00003086-200004000-00009.

Abstract

The authors treated 24 patients with total knee arthroplasty who had a massive allograft used to reconstruct the knee and who later had instability, degeneration, or a fracture near the articular surface of the graft develop. Patients then were followed up for a minimum of 2 years and a mean of 8.2 years. Overall, 96% of the patients retained a functional limb, although 46% underwent revision surgery, and an additional 12% had some other major complication. Statistical analysis showed a significant negative effect of chemotherapy on revision-free survival of the prosthesis. Patients with high-grade tumors were at significantly greater risk of fracture of the allograft-prosthesis composite. Certain technical factors were identified that seemed to predispose the allograft-prosthesis reconstructions to early failure. Total knee arthroplasty can be used to treat patients with complications of massive osteoarticular allografts and may prolong the functional life of an otherwise successful limb salvage reconstruction.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee*
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / mortality
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Bone Transplantation*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Joints / transplantation*
  • Knee Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Knee Joint / surgery*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Osteosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteosarcoma / mortality
  • Osteosarcoma / pathology
  • Osteosarcoma / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Postoperative Complications / pathology
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery*
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation
  • Salvage Therapy
  • Survival Rate
  • Transplantation, Homologous