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Ipsilateral Hip and Knee Reconstruction Using an Intramedullary Total Femoral Replacement System
Olga Savvidou1, Panayiotis Gavriil2, Ioannis G Trikoupis3
1First Department of Orthopedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, ATTIKON University General Hospital, GREECE.
Abstract:
The intramedullary total femoral reconstruction (ITFR) was used successfully in a 62-year-old patient with myxoid liposarcoma of the thigh and post-radiation fracture nonunion of the proximal femur and osteonecrosis of the ipsilateral knee. This described technique offers the advantage of a less invasive prosthesis insertion, preservation of the surrounding muscle attachments, better functional outcomes, and lower complication rates. Total femoral reconstruction using ITFR, preserving the femoral diaphysis, could be an option to address concomitant hip and knee defects, especially in patients with poor soft tissue quality.

