1 | M/35 | GCT right proximal femur | Curettage and bone grafting | Osteosarcoma (grade 3/3) | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, resection of proximal femur with allograft implant | Disease free, functioning well, walking unassisted | 71 |
2 | F/74 | Enchondroma of left proximal femur | Curettage and bone grafting with pin and plate fixation | Chondrosarcoma (grade 2/3) | Resection of proximal femur, proximal femoral tumour prosthesis | Disease free, functioning well, walking with 1 cane | 51 |
3 | M/60 | Pathologic subtrochanteric fracture of right femur | Reconstruction with nailing | Dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: 3 courses of cisplatin/doxorubicin followed by resection of entire femur, total femoral tumour prosthesis | Died of disseminated disease | 21 |
4 | M/51 | AVN of left hip | Left THA | Osteosarcoma (grade 3/3) | Palliative chemotherapy | Died of disseminated disease | 4 |
5 | F/40 | AVN of right hip | Hip screw and plate followed by attempted THA | Osteosarcoma (grade 3/3) | Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, wide resection of proximal femur, wide resection of pelvis, reconstruction of pelvis and proximal femur with allograft implant | Disease free, transient sciatic nerve palsy | 75 |
6 | F/61 | Loose left THA | Acetabular revision | Chondrosarcoma 2° (grade 2/3) | Resection of pelvic tumour, proximal femur, reconstruction with hemipelvic allograft, proximal femoral allograft implant | Amputation for sepsis caused by bowel perforation 61 mo postop. | 64 |