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. 2011 Aug 31;470(3):920–926. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2047-z

Table 3.

Indications for reoperations by treatment group

Treatment group Indications for reoperation
Endoprosthetic reconstruction (6 of 197 patients) Dislocation (n = 5)
 Conventional hemiarthroplasty (n = 3)
 Proximal femur replacement (n = 2)
Painful disease progression (n = 1)
Intramedullary nailing (5 of 82 patients) Nonunion/painful disease progression (n = 3)
Implant fracture secondary to nonunion (n = 1)
Screw cutout (n = 1)
Open reduction-internal fixation (8 of 19 patients) Nonunion (n = 2)
Painful disease progression (n = 3)
Screw cutout (n = 2)
Implant fracture (n = 1)