Clinical Study
An Uncemented Spreading Stem for the Fixation in the Metaphyseal Femur: A Preliminary Report
Table 1
Patient data and results of TESS- and MSTS-Scores (
death of patient, n.a. = not available).
| Patientā | Age at surgery (years) | Tumour | Location | Involved metaphysis | Radiological follow-up (month) | TESS-Score | MSTS-Score (%) |
| 1 | 61 | Breast carcinoma | Proximal femur | Distal | 27 | 24 | 23.3 | 2 | 82 | Undifferentiated sarcoma | Diaphyseal femur | Distal and proximal | 25 | 77.3 | 63.3 | 3 | 35 | Osteosarcoma | Proximal femur | Distal | 3.5 | n.a. | n.a. | 4 | 30 | Ewing sarcoma | Proximal femur | Distal | 46 | 86.7 | 78.3 | 5 | 52 | Osteosarcoma | Distal femur | Proximal | 6 | 90.8 | 86.7 |
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