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. 2002 Jan 18;26(2):76–79. doi: 10.1007/s00264-001-0322-4

Internal hemipelvectomy and reconstruction with a megaprosthesis

P Müller 1, H Dürr 1, B Wegener 1, C Pellengahr 2, H Refior 2, V Jansson 1
PMCID: PMC3620871  PMID: 12078881

Abstract.

We treated nine consecutive patients by internal hemipelvectomy and reconstruction with custom-made megaprosthesis between 1990 and 1997. Four had a primary malignant bone or soft tissue tumour, one a recurrent benign giant cell tumour, three solitary metastatic bony lesions, and one a pelvic defect secondary to multiple revision procedures after total hip replacement. After a mean follow-up period of 62 (40–102) months five patients were still alive, including four of the eight patients with tumours. Three patients died as a result of the malignant disease, and one died of an infection related to the surgical treatment after 10–41 months. In two patients removal of the prosthesis was required due to infection, and six patients suffered various complications. One patient had an excellent outcome.

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