Table 1 Study design, number of prostheses, mean age, and follow up of proximal femur megaprosthesis
Authors | Study design | Number of cases of megaprosthesis | Age, years | Follow up, months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malkani AL et al.; 1995 [20] | Retrospective | 32 (33 prostheses) | 60.6 | 133.2 |
Parvizi J et al.; 2007 [3] | Retrospective | 48 | 73.8 | 36.5 |
Shih ST et al.; 2007 [22] | Prospective | 12 | 59 (25–75) | 68.4 (3.3–9 years) |
Dean BJ et al.; 2012 [23] | Prospective | 8 | 67.5 (50–79) | 16.5 (6–36) |
McLean AL et al.; 2012 [24] | Prospective | 20 | 72 (36–91) | 48 (12–116) |
Grammatopoulos G et al.; 2016 [25] | Retrospective | 79 (80 prostheses) | 69 (28–93) | 60 (0–11.5 years) |
Viste A et al.; 2017 [26] | Prospective | 44 | 79 (53–97) | 72 (2–12 years) |
Total | 243 (245 prostheses) | 68.7 years | 44.64 |