Long-term competing risks for overall and cause-specific failure of rotating-hinge distal femoral arthroplasty for tumour reconstruction Journal Article


Authors: Ogura, K.; Fujiwara, T.; Morris, C. D.; Boland, P. J.; Healey, J. H.
Article Title: Long-term competing risks for overall and cause-specific failure of rotating-hinge distal femoral arthroplasty for tumour reconstruction
Abstract: AIMS: Rotating-hinge knee prostheses are commonly used to reconstruct the distal femur after resection of a tumour, despite the projected long-term burden of reoperation due to complications. Few studies have examined the factors that influence their failure and none, to our knowledge, have used competing risk models to do so. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors for failure of a rotating-hinge knee distal femoral arthroplasty using the Fine-Gray competing risk model. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 209 consecutive patients who, between 1991 and 2016, had undergone resection of the distal femur for tumour and reconstruction using a rotating-hinge knee prosthesis. The study endpoint was failure of the prosthesis, defined as removal of the femoral component, the tibial component, or the bone-implant fixation; major revision (exchange of the femoral component, tibial component, or the bone-implant fixation); or amputation. RESULTS: Multivariate Fine-Gray regression analyses revealed different hazards for each Henderson failure mode: percentage of femoral resection (p = 0.001) and extent of quadriceps muscle resection (p = 0.005) for overall prosthetic failure; extent of quadriceps muscle resection (p = 0.002) and fixation of femoral component (p = 0.011) for type 2 failure (aseptic loosening); age (p = 0.009) and percentage of femoral resection (p = 0.019) for type 3 failure (mechanical failure); and type of joint resection (p = 0.037) for type 4 (infection) were independent predictors. A bone stem ratio of > 2.5 reliably predicted aseptic loosening. CONCLUSION: We identified independent risk factors for overall and cause-specific prosthetic failure after rotating-hinge knee distal femoral arthroplasty using a competing risk Fine-Gray model. A bone stem ratio > 2.5 reliably predicts aseptic loosening. An accurate knowledge of the risks of distal femoral arthroplasty after resection for tumour assists surgical planning and managing patient expectations. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2021;103-B(8):1405-1413.
Keywords: risk factors; distal femoral replacement; competing risk model; fine-gray model; prosthetic failure
Journal Title: Bone & Joint Journal
Volume: 103-B
Issue: 8
ISSN: 2049-4394
Publisher: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery  
Date Published: 2021-08-01
Start Page: 1405
End Page: 1413
Language: English
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.103b8.Bjj-2020-2323.R1
PUBMED: 34334040
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC9380868
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 September 2021 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Patrick J Boland
    160 Boland
  2. Carol Morris
    79 Morris
  3. John H Healey
    548 Healey
  4. Koichi Ogura
    15 Ogura