Table 1.
Summary of results of patients treated with PMMA alone
| Patient number | Sex | Age (years) | Location | Method | Adjuvant | Additional fixation | Followup (months) | Time to fracture (months) | Time to arthritis (months) | Time to recurrence (months) | MSTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 42 | Distal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 234 | - | 234 | - | 97% |
| 2 | F | 48 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 229 | 57 | - | 55 | 100% |
| 3 | M | 18 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 86 | - | - | 38 | 77% |
| 4 | F | 29 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 85 | - | - | - | 90% |
| 5 | F | 21 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 82 | - | - | 18, 35 | 83% |
| 6 | F | 14 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Phenol | Cortical screws | 187 | - | - | - | 100% |
| 7 | M | 66 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 99 | - | - | - | 100% |
| 8 | F | 40 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 20 | - | - | - | 87% |
| 9 | M | 38 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Cortical screws | 20 | - | - | - | 93% |
| 10 | M | 39 | Distal femur | Graft alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 37 | - | - | - | 100% |
| 11 | M | 17 | Proximal tibia | Graft alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 12 | - | - | - | 93% |
| 12 | M | 43 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 26 | - | - | - | 93% |
| 13 | M | 31 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 45 | - | - | 41 | 100% |
| 14 | F | 24 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 19 | - | - | - | 90% |
| 15 | F | 27 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 39 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 16 | M | 47 | Proximal tibia | Graft alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 25 | - | - | - | 87% |
| 17 | M | 18 | Proximal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 12 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 18 | F | 45 | Distal tibia | Graft alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 27 | - | - | 19 | 83% |
| 19 | F | 23 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 16 | - | - | - | 90% |
| 20 | M | 53 | Distal femur | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Cortical screw, locking plate | 13 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 21 | F | 22 | Distal tibia | Graft + PMMA | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 12 | - | - | - | 90% |
PMMA = polymethylmethacrylate; MSTS = Musculoskeletal Tumor Society; M = male; F = female.