Implant survival and risk factors for failure after proximal femoral megaprosthetic reconstruction
Proximal femoral megaprostheses remain effective for limb salvage but are linked to a substantial complication burden. Recognition of modifiable and patient-specific risk factors may improve surgical outcomes and reduce failure rates.
Authors
- Ioannis G. Trikoupis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4759-4814)
- Anastasios G Roustemis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1685-5559)
- Panayiotis Gavriil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5436-9688)
- Olga D. Savvidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0733-6565)
- Vasileios Karampikas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4082-1906)
- Andreas F. Mavrogenis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-0719)
- Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-5709)
- Vasileios A. Kontogeorgakos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6356-4346)
- Panagiotis Koulouvaris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7890-2720)
- Stavros D. Goumenos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1248-6410)
Institutions
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Royal Orthopaedic Hospital (GB)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- SICOT-J
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/sicotj/2025031
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00