Table 2.
Summary of results of patients treated with bone graft with or without PMMA
| 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* | F | 28 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 39 | 27 | - | 27 | 100% |
| 2 | F | 36 | Proximal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 97 | 3 | - | - | 83% |
| 3 | M | 25 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 84 | 8 | - | 8 | 87% |
| 4 | M | 41 | Distal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 16 | 2 | 4 | - | 93% |
| 5 | M | 31 | Proximal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 100 | - | 30 | 30 | 90% |
| 6* | M | 18 | Distal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 84 | - | - | 19, 23 | 90% |
| 7 | M | 31 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 34 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 8 | F | 28 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 56 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 9 | F | 53 | Distal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Cortical screws | 18 | - | - | - | 80% |
| 10 | F | 27 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 36 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 11 | F | 52 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 24 | - | - | - | 100% |
| 12 | F | 41 | Proximal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 135 | - | - | - | 100% |
| 13 | M | 29 | Proximal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Steinmann pins | 33 | - | - | - | 100% |
| 14 | F | 75 | Distal radius | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 49 | 30 | - | - | 100% |
| 15 | F | 22 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 28 | - | - | - | 77% |
| 16 | F | 62 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 48 | - | 15 | - | 90% |
| 17 | M | 34 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 48 | - | - | - | 90% |
| 18 | F | 17 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 49 | - | - | 5 | 93% |
| 19 | M | 24 | Distal tibia | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 55 | - | 49 | - | 97% |
| 20 | F | 22 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 48 | - | - | - | 97% |
| 21 | F | 21 | Distal femur | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | - | 12 | - | - | - | 93% |
| 22 | F | 28 | Distal humerus | PMMA alone | Argon/peroxide | Locking plate | 132 | - | 39 | 45 | 63% |
*Patients had a second reconstruction; PMMA = polymethylmethacrylate; MSTS = Musculoskeletal Tumor Society; F = female; M = male.