𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

Clinical outcomes of the KYOCERA Physio Hinge Total Knee System Type III after the resection of a bone and soft tissue tumor of the distal part of the femur

✍ Scribed by Akihiko Matsumine; Takafumi Ueda; Takashi Sugita; Yasuo Yazawa; Kazuo Isu; Akira Kawai; Satoshi Abe; Toshitake Yakushiji; Hiroaki Hiraga; Akihiro Sudo; Atsumasa Uchida; The Japanese Musculoskeletal Oncology Group


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
278 KB
Volume
103
Category
Article
ISSN
0022-4790

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis


Abstract

Background and Objectives

The KYOCERA Physio Hinge Total Knee System Type III (PHKIII) was developed to reconstruct bony defects of the distal femur. The PHKIII is originative in that the metallic parts are fully made of titanium alloy, and this prosthesis has a unique semi‐rotating hinge joint and was designed especially for people with the Asian physical body‐type. The clinical outcomes of the PHKIII after the resection of musculoskeletal tumors of the distal femur were evaluated.

Methods

There were 41 males and 28 females with a median age of 48‐years. The median duration of follow‐up was 57 months.

Results

Eleven early complications and 37 late complications were observed, including 10 recurrences, 7 deep infections, 7 aseptic loosenings, 4 stem breakages, 4 displacements of shaft cap, and one wear of rotation sleeve. Twenty four prosthesis (35%) required a secondary operation because of complications. The five‐year overall prosthetic survival rates, ‐prosthetic survival rate without aseptic loosening, and ‐limbs preservation rate were 85%, 90%, and 86%, respectively. The mean functional score according to the classification system of the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society was 20.5 points (68%).

Conclusions

Although continuous follow‐up is required, reconstructions using PHKIII are considered to achieve more acceptable functional results. J. Surg. Oncol. 2011; 103:257–263. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.