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Subtotal and total femoral resection: an alternative to total femoral prosthetic replacement

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Two cases of chondrosarcoma involving the proximal femur and the soft tissues are reported. Both patients underwent subtotal femoral resection and quadriceps excision followed by reconstruction with a special prosthesis and arthrodesis of the knee. The tibial stem of the prosthesis was fixed with cement. The advantages of this method are discussed and compared with the use of total femoral prostheses.

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Présentation de deux cas de chondrosarcomes de l'extrémité supérieure du fémur, envahissant les parties molles. Les deux malades ont été traités par résection subtotale du fémur avec excision du quadriceps, suivie de reconstruction à l'aide d'une prothèse spéciale et arthrodèse du genou. La tige distale de la prothése a été fixée au tibia par du ciment. Les résultats de cette méthode (avec 2 et 4 ans de recul) sont comparés à ceux des prothèses totales massives.

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Capanna, R., Ruggieri, P., Biagini, R. et al. Subtotal and total femoral resection: an alternative to total femoral prosthetic replacement. International Orthopaedics 10, 121–126 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00267753

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