Table 1.
Baseline data for 17 patients treated with a saddle prothesis
| Patient | Sex and age (years) | Type of tumor and grade | Enneking, side | Year of surgery | Graft type | Graft technique | Cerclage fixation | Surgery time (minutes) | Post-operative plaster | Adjuvant therapy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M 44 | Chondrosarcoma grade 2 | Zones 2/3, L | 1987 | None | None | No | 450 | Yes | RT |
| 2 | M 49 | Chondrosarcoma grade 2 | Zones 1/2/3, R | 1987 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | Not documented | Not documented | Yes | RT |
| 3 | F 63 | Chondrosarcoma grade 2 | Zone 2, R | 1988 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | Yes | 540 | Yes | RT |
| 4 | M 61 | Chondrosarcoma grades 2–3 | Zone s1/2, L | 1988 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | 240 | Not documented | RT |
| 5 | M 51 | Chondrosarcoma grade 2 (dedifferentiated) | Zone 2, R | 1989 | Auto + massive allograft | Standard + osteo-synthesis iliac wing | No | 480 | Yes | ChT |
| 6 | F 43 | Osteosarcoma | Zones 1/2, R | 1990 | Auto + massive allograft | Standard + osteo-synthesis iliac wing | No | Not documented | No | RT + ChT |
| 7 | M 50 | Metastatic renal cell carcinoma | Zone 2, R | 1992 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | RT + ChT + embolization |
| 8 | M 65 | Chondrosarcoma grade 2 | Zone 2, L | 1992 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | Yes | 370 | Yes | None |
| 9 | M 24 | Chondrosarcoma grades 2–3 | Zones 1/2, R | 1994 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | 540 | Yes | Not documented |
| 10 | F 26 | Chondrosarcoma grade 1 | Zone 2, L | 1995 | Auto + massive allograft | Standard + osteo-synthesis iliac wing | No | 360 | Yes | None |
| 11 | F 53 | Chondrosarcoma grades 2–3 (dedifferentiated) | Zone 2, L | 1995 | Auto + massive allograft | Standard + osteo-synthesis iliac wing | No | 660 | Yes | ChT |
| 12 | M 34 | Chondrosarcoma grades 2–3 (dedifferentiated) | Zone 2, L | 1998 | Autograft femur | Standard | Yes | 370 | Yes | RT |
| 13 | M 27 | Malignant fibrous histiocytoma | Zones 1/2, R | 1999 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | Yes | 300 | Yes | ChT |
| 14 | F 50 | Osteosarcoma | Zone 2, R | 1999 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | Yes | 390 | Yes | RT + ChT |
| 15 | F 54 | Chondrosarcoma grade 2 (dedifferentiated) | Zone 2, L | 2001 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | Yes | 420 | Yes | None |
| 16 | M 57 | Chondrosarcoma grades 2–3 (myxoid) | Zone 2, R | 2001 | Auto + allograft femur | Standard | No | 300 | Yes | ChT |
| 17 | F 59 | Osteosarcoma | Zones 2/3, R | 2003 | Autograft femur | Standard | Yes | 330 | Yes | RT + ChT |
RT = radiotherapy; ChT = chemotherapy.