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.