Publications by authors named "P T Funovics"
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- * The Birmingham Orthopaedic Oncology Meeting in January 2024 gathered 300 experts from over 50 countries to reach global consensus on chondrosarcoma treatment and address challenges related to periprosthetic joint infection in cancer surgeries.
- * The meeting aimed to not only resolve current controversies but also to encourage collaboration among specialists for future research that could improve patient outcomes worldwide.
As simple as it sounds? The treatment of simple bone cysts in the proximal femur in children and adolescents: Retrospective multicenter EPOS study of 74 patients.
J Child Orthop
February 2024
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- Simple bone cysts are common benign lesions in children, especially in the proximal femur, which have a higher fracture risk and lack clear treatment guidelines.* -
- A study examined 74 pediatric patients from various hospitals over 21 years, analyzing different treatment methods and their effects on recovery and complications.* -
- Results showed no definitive best treatment, as various methods had similar failure rates and recovery times; watchful waiting may be effective for some cases.*
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) after segmental endoprosthetic reconstruction in patients treated for oncologic conditions remains both a devastating and a common complication. The goal of the present study was to identify variables associated with the success or failure of treatment of early SSI following the treatment of a primary bone tumor with use of a segmental endoprosthesis.
Methods: The present study used the Prophylactic Antibiotic Regimens in Tumor Surgery (PARITY) data set to identify patients who had been diagnosed with an SSI after undergoing endoprosthetic reconstruction of a lower extremity primary bone tumor.
Primary malignant bone tumors are rare. Due to an associated worsening of the prognosis by diagnostic delay, these tumors must not be overlooked in the routine clinical practice and should therefore always be included in the differential diagnosis for the clarification of musculoskeletal complaints. A correct interpretation of the diagnostic procedure, radiological investigations and a biopsy of doubtful lesions can confirm the diagnosis.
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- * Conducted on 158 patients treated at the Medical University of Vienna, the research utilized statistical methods like Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard models to analyze data collected from 1994 to 2021.
- * Findings showed that higher fibrinogen levels were associated with poorer overall survival rates, with a significant hazard ratio indicating increased mortality risk as fibrinogen levels rose; this remained true even after adjusting for tumor stage.