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A New Proximal Femur Reconstruction Technique after Bone Tumor Resection in a Very Small Patient: An Exemplificative Case.

ABSTRACT: For patients too young to be fitted with an expandable prosthesis, limb salvage surgery requires other strategies. The main problems are related to the impossibility of implanting an expandable prosthesis to the residual bone growth that is much too big in relation to the bone size, with the precocious implant loosening and/or the residual absence of bone growth, as well as the problem of limb length and shape difference. In this paper, we report a possible reconstruction solution using a composite prosthesis for an Ewing's sarcoma of the proximal femur in an infant patient. After resection, a femoral stem was cemented into the distal third of a homoplastic humerus; a carbon fiber plate was used to stabilize the bone/homograft interface. At the one-year follow-up, the patient was free of disease and able to walk with only a slight limp. This case report describes a possible solution for very small patients. An adult humerus is of the right size to replace a child's lower limb segments, and the distal humerus can be shaped, maintaining a cortex stiff enough to support a prosthesis. Very young patients might obtain a faster osteointegration of the graft than adults, due to their higher biological activity and, in this case, the diapasonal shape of the allograft might also have contributed to accelerated fusion. Moreover, the use of a graft to fit the prosthesis avoids loosening issues due to canal widening, hypothetically providing more growing time before system failure and revision surgery. However, although this technique is promising, further studies are necessary to confirm our findings and to verify if this procedure allows easier future prosthesis implantation.

SUBMITTER: Zoccali C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8225183 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:Introduction and importance Pelvis reconstruction after tumor resection poses a challenge, especially in younger patients where preserving the patient's function and mobility is paramount. Case presentation A 16 years old female presented in March 2019 with vague right iliac area pain, diagnosed as pelvic Ewing's sarcoma after imaging studies (MRI and MSCT scan) and obtaining an incisional biopsy. After initial chemotherapy cycles, the tumor decreased in size, and surgical intervention in two stages was performed. The first stage was in October 2019 and consisted of pelvic resection type I and II according to Enneking and Dunham classification, proximal femur upshifting to compensate for the pelvic bone defect, and a cement spacer to fill the space of the resected proximal femur. The second stage was performed after two months and consisted of implanting a total hip arthroplasty using Megaprostheses and a cementless dual mobility acetabular cup. No local recurrence or distant metastases were detected during follow-ups. At the final follow up after 36 months, the patient showed acceptable functional outcomes (HHS score 83, and MSTS score 23 (76.7 %) points), and the radiographs showed proper implant positioning and stability. Clinical discussion Treating pelvic Ewing's sarcoma requires a multidisciplinary team. After surgical resection, the pelvic reconstruction options include using allografts or autografts, femur upshifting, and hemipelvis prostheses, which should be chosen considering patients and tumor characteristics as well as surgical team efficiency. Conclusion Reconstructing the pelvic defect after bone tumor resection by proximal femoral upshifting is a valid biological option with acceptable outcomes. Highlights • Pelvic reconstruction after bone tumor resection could be challenging• Various options for reconstruction, including biological and non-biological options• We utilized femoral upshifting combined with total hip arthroplasty for pelvic reconstruction post Ewing sarcoma resection.• Femoral upshifting with total hip arthroplasty provided acceptable functional outcomes and patient satisfaction.

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