Clinical Outcome After Replacement of Distal Femur/Proximal Tibia in a Heterogeneous Patient Cohort: Function Following Tumour, Trauma, and Loosening.

Background: Distal femur and proximal tibia replacements as limb-salvage procedures with good outcome parameters for patients with tumours have been broadly described. However, the overall midterm outcome in a mixed, heterogeneous patient collective is still unclear.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analysed 59 consecutive patients (33 for primary and 26 for revision surgery) between 1998 and 2017.

Preoperative femoral abduction angle correlates with initial postoperative lateral hip pain after transcutaneous osseointegrated prosthetic system (TOPS) in transfemoral amputees.

Purpose: To analyse whether a preoperative femoral abduction angle (FAA) correlates with postoperative initial lateral hip pain (LHP) in above-knee amputees (AKA) treated with transcutaneous osseointegrated prosthetic system (TOPS).

Methods: Pre- and postoperative long-leg radiographs of eighteen unilateral AKA (mean age 51.55y ± 12.

Reduction of Patella-baja and Pseudo-patella-baja Does Not Improve Range of Motion in Patients After Mega-TKA.

Background/aim: Patella baja (PB) and pseudo-patella baja (PPB) have been shown to negatively influence outcomes after total knee arthroplasty. We hypothesized that there is a high incidence of PB and PPB after megaprosthetic total knee arthroplasty (M-TKA), and that this is associated with reduced range of motion.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analysed all patients in our Orthopaedic Trauma Department after distal femur or proximal tibia replacement.