FIGURE 3.

Bone defect at the junction between the native bone tissue and the intercalary allograft (after tumor resection at the right tibia). A, No patient had complications during follow-up, but patient #2 underwent allograft removal because of intercalary allograft infection more than 10 months posttransplantation. No long-term complications were observed for patients 1 and 3 after a mean follow-up of 37 months. B, The graft was placed at the direct junction between both tissues without any fixation material. The total consolidation was demonstrated at 24.3 months, the total bridge between the native tissue and the allograft was confirmed at 33 months postimplantation (as demonstrated by nuclear magnetic resonance), and the consolidation is currently maintained up to 47 months posttransplantation. A complete return to normal quality of life for patient #3 was confirmed after 3 years.