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Table 4 Outcomes, complications, functional scores

From: Megaprostheses for the revision of infected hip arthroplasties with severe bone loss

Case

Infection recurrence

Complications and minor surgeries

Brace

Implant revisions

VAS (0–10)

MSTS Score (0–30)

1

No

–

No

–

0

27

2

No

LLD (− 2.5 cm)

No

–

1

23

3

No

–

No

–

0

27

4

No

Dislocation (open reduction and insert substitution)

No

1 (acetabular cup revision for aseptic loosening 2 years later)

0

17

5

No

Dislocation (open reduction and insert substitution), persistence of prior LLD (-2 cm)

No

–

0

16

6

No

–

No

–

0

25

7

No

–

No

–

0

21

8

No

–

No

–

0

19

9

No

–

No

–

0

30

10

No

Dislocation (open reduction and insert substitution)

No

2 (MP revision for aseptic stem loosening)

0

14

11

No

–

No

–

0

17

12

No

–

No

–

0

21

13

No

–

No

–

0

23

14

No

–

No

–

0

22

15

No

Dislocation (open reduction and insert substitution + larger size ceramic head)

No

–

0

28

16

No

Dislocation (closed reduction)

No

–

2

8

17

No

Wound dehiscence

No

–

0

17

18

Yes

Dislocation (open reduction and insert substitution)

No

–

5

8

19

No

Dislocation (open reduction and insert substitution)

Yes

–

0

19

20

No

–

No

–

0

29

21

Yes

Dislocation (open reduction)

No

–

0

21

  1. MP megaprosthesis, LLD  limb length discrepancy, VAS  visual analog scale, MSTS Musculoskeletal Tumor Society