Complications after joint endoprosthesis for treatment of locomotor system neoplasms
Nazar, J.; Marciniak, W.; Szulc, A.; Rogala, P.; Posadzy, P.; Piontek, T.; Surdziel, P.
Chirurgia Narzadow Ruchu i Ortopedia Polska 64(5): 489-495
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-0875 PMID: 10676006 Document Number: 498120
The authors present most common complications after tumor related joint replacement. Twenty-six patients (9 females, 17 males) have been operated on (mean age 22.5 years). In 19 cases osteosarcoma was diagnosed, Ewing sarcoma in 4 and there were 3 cases of chondrosarcoma. Postoperatively, superficial skin necrosis occurred in 4 patients but healed in four weeks, full-thickness skin necrosis in 2 and in 2 cases wound infection resulted in septic loosening of endoprosthesis. The number of infections in our patients was low but caused delay of chemotherapy and need for revision of the infected joint.