Allografts of the hemipelvis after tumour resection. Technical aspects of four cases
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 71-B (1) , 58-62
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.71b1.2644289
Abstract
Four en-bloc resections for malignant tumours of the hip, the peri-acetabular region and the iliac wing were reconstructed using an irradiated hemipelvic allograft together with a total hip prosthesis. Technical aspects include the use of an anterior Enneking approach which excises the previous biopsy site, division and re-attachment of the iliac crest and fixation of the prosthesis using a modified acetabular cup and three polypropylene artificial ligaments to increase the stability of the joint. Weight-bearing was allowed at three months. The oncological and clinical results were satisfactory after a mean follow-up of 19 months, with walking distances of 500 metres to two kilometres without pain.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: