Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients undergoing cemented distal femoral replacement for tumor
| Characteristic | Primary cohort (n = 205) | Revision cohort (n = 62) | p value |
| Gender | |||
| Women | 43 (88) | 29 (18) | 0.05 |
| Age in years | 26 ± 16 | 31 ± 13 | 0.02 |
| Follow-up in months | 136 ± 122 | 141 ± 101 | 0.87 |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Osteosarcoma | 75 (153) | 73 (45) | 0.75 |
| Ewing sarcoma | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.27 |
| Chondrosarcoma | 6 (13) | 6 (4) | 0.98 |
| Other | 12 (35) | 21 (13) | 0.48 |
| Tumor stage | |||
| Stage I or benign | 12 (25) | 11 (7) | 0.69 |
| Stage IIA/IIB | 71 (146) | 55 (34) | 0.80 |
| Stage III | 13 (26) | 10 (6) | 0.94 |
| Resection length in mm | 150 ± 80 | 150 ± 83 | 0.92 |
| Stem length in mm | 128 ± 19 | 131 ± 22 | 0.72 |
| Stem diameter in mm | 14 ± 3 | 16 ± 3 | < 0.001 |
| Fabrication | |||
| Custom | 64 (131) | 34 (21) | |
| Modular | 36 (73) | 66 (41) | 0.001 |
| Porous collar | |||
| Yes | 62 (128) | 73 (45) | 0.01 |
| Implant revision | |||
| Yes | 38 (78) | 65 (40) | < 0.001 |
| Adjuvant therapy | |||
| Chemotherapy | 77 (158) | N/A | |
| Radiation | 11 (44) | N/A |
Categorical data are presented as % (n) and continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD.