Femoral megaprosthesis

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Post resection of chondrosarcoma.

Patient Data

Age: 60
Gender: Male
x-ray

Femoral/knee megaprosthesis. Surgical clips project nearby. No evidence of periprosthetic complication. 

Case Discussion

Limb-sparing surgery involving resection followed by megaprosthesis implantation is now the preferred option for distal femoral malignancies. 

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