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. 2008 Oct 30;467(1):206–212. doi: 10.1007/s11999-008-0573-0

Table 2.

Comparison of outcomes of PFA from the literature

Study Technique Number of hips Followup (years) Infection (%) Fracture (%) Nonunion (%) Severe resorption (%) Loosening (%) Femoral revision (%) Dislocations (%) Failure (%) Success (%)
Chandler et al. [3] PFADistal press fit 30 2 3.3 13.6 3.3 10 16.6 10 90
Fox et al. [5] PFA for tumorPlate or distal fixation 56 7.9 11 81
Langlais et al. [20] PFA for tumorCemented distally 21 6 0 28.6 4.8 14.3 14.3 0 81
Haddad et al. [14] PFACemented distally 40 8.8 5 2.5 8 17.5 0 10 10 10 90
Zehr et al. [33] PFA for tumor 14 10 16.7 5.6 0 0 14.3 76
Megaprosthesis for tumor 10 10 5.9 11.8 5.9 17.7 47 58
Zmolek and Dorr [34] Press fit ± plate 15 2 6.7 18 26.7 5.5 26.7 73.3
Safir et al. PFANo distal fixation 50 16 4 0 6 2 12 14 8 16 84

PFA = proximal femoral allograft.