Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Table 2 Demographic data for the 15 patients included in the series
From: Clinical and functional outcomes of the saddle prosthesis
Patient | Gender | Age | Implant | Side | Diagnosis | Local rec./mo | Patient follow-up (months) | Follow-up of the implant (months) | Status | Postoperative leg length discrepancy (cm) | Shortening at follow-up (cm) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | m | 39 | Primary | R | Chs | Yes/24 | 62 | 28 | dec | +2 | Not evaluable | Hind quarter amputation after 28 months for local recurrence, flail hip |
2 | m | 57 | Primary | L | Os | No | 60 | 2 | ned | +2 | Not evaluable | Hind quarter amputation after 2 months for deep infection |
3 | m | 40 | Primary | L | Fs | No | 25 | 25 | dec | +1.5 | Not evaluable | Early death from disease progression |
4a | m | 47 | Primary | L | Chs | No | 167 | 167 | ned | +2 | −0.5 | Saddle was in site but dislocated after gait analysis was performed |
5 | f | 56 | Primary | L | Chs | No | 75 | 75 | ned | +4 | Not evaluable | Deep infection occurred after 36 months; the patient refused further surgery and was treated with chronic antibiotic suppression |
6 | m | 61 | Secondary | R | Chs dediff | No | 124 | 108 | ned | 0 | −5 | Saddle removed after 108 months for chronic pain, flail hip |
7a | m | 59 | Primary | L | Chs | No | 136 | 136 | ned | 0 | −2.5 | Saddle in site |
8 | m | 23 | Secondary | L | Os | No | 126 | 126 | ned | +1 | −2.5 | Saddle in site |
9 | m | 47 | Primary | R | Chs dediff | Yes/6 | 24 | 8 | dec | +3 | Not evaluable | Hind quarter amputation after 8 months for local recurrence |
10 | m | 58 | Primary | L | Chs | No | 120 | 120 | ned | +1.5 | −3 | Saddle in site |
11 | m | 40 | Secondary | R | Gct | No | 101 | 101 | ned | 0 | −1.5 | Saddle in site |
12 | m | 51 | Primary | R | Os | No | 97 | 97 | ned | +1 | −3.5 | Saddle in site |
13 | f | 25 | Secondary | L | Os | No | 6 | 6 | dec | +1 | Not evaluable | Early death from disease progression |
14 | m | 79 | Primary | L | Chs | No | 9 | 3 | dec | +2 | Not evaluable | Hind quarter amputation after 3 months due to deep infection |
15 | f | 68 | Secondary | R | Chs | No | 78 | 38 | ned | +1.5 | −2.5 | Saddle removed after 38 months for chronic pain, flail hip |
Range | 23–79 | 6–167 | 2–167 | 0–4 | −0.5 to −5 | |||||||
Mean | 50 | 81 | 69 | +1.5 | −2.6 | |||||||
SD | 15 | 50 | 56 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |||||||