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Table 1
Demographic data of patients who underwent tumor resection followed by reconstruction with a cemented custom-made distal femoral megaprosthesis, Beznoska, between 2010 and 2024. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD. Categorical variables are presented as number with percentages.
| Features | Overall |
|---|---|
| Number of patients (n) | 57 |
| Age at inclusion (years) | 57.5 ± 16.7 |
| Sex (n, %) | |
| Female | 33 (57.9%) |
| Male | 24 (42.1%) |
| Follow-up (months), median (IQR) | 45.0 (20.0–91.0) |
| Defect length (cm) | 13.5 (±4.9) |
| Stem diameter (mm) | 15.1 (±1.4) |
| Length of fixation (cm) | 17.9 (±4.5) |
| Bone tumor (n, %) | |
| High-grade chondrosarcoma | 6 (10.5%) |
| High-grade osteosarcoma | 13 (22.8%) |
| Other sarcoma types | 6 (10.5%) |
| High-grade lymphoma | 2 (3.5%) |
| Giant cell tumor of bone | 7 (12.3%) |
| Metastatic tumor | 23 (40.4%) |
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