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Causes of prosthesis failure
| Type of complication | Type 1 | Type 2 | Type 3 | Type 4 | Type 5 | All types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | soft tissue | aseptic | structural | infection | tumor | |
| failure | loosening | failure | progression | |||
| Proximal femur (49) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Distal femur (39) | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Proximal tibia (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Overall (100) | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 31 |
