Cemented distal femoral endoprostheses for musculoskeletal tumor CORR Open Access

Description: Questions/purposes We asked whether newer, modular distal femoral components had improved survivorship compared with older, custom-casted designs.
Conclusions Cemented modular rotating-hinge distal femoral endoprostheses demonstrated improved survivorship compared with custom-casted implants during this three-decade experience. Patients with low-grade disease and long-term survivors of high-grade localized disease should expect at least one or more revision procedures in their lifetime.
Cemented distal femoral endoprostheses for musculoskeletal tumor: improved survival of modular versus custom implants. Schwartz AJ, Kabo JM, Eilber FC, Eilber FR, Eckardt JJ. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Aug;468(8):2198-210 (full text)