Incidence and management of secondary deformities after megaendoprosthetic proximal femur replacement in skeletally immature bone sarcoma patients.
Wiebke K GuderNina M EngelArne StreitbürgerChristina PolanMarcel DuddaLars E PodleskaMarkus NottrottJendrik HardesPublished in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2024)
Patients aged < 10 years were prone to develop secondary hip dysplasia and genu valgum following proximal femur replacement in this study. Management of secondary deformities should depend on remaining skeletal growth. Stress shielding was observed in almost all skeletally immature patients.