Outcomes of modular endoprosthesis reconstruction versus cement spacer reconstruction following resection of proximal humeral tumors

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• who: Walid Atef Ebeid from the center between September , and December The minimum follow-up period was one year. Patients who did not complete the one-year follow-up, died of disease, or lost to follow-up, were excluded. Endoprosthesis reconstruction was in the form of humeral hemiarthroplasties and cement spacers were made of antibiotic-loaded polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) augmented by a rush pin or Kuntscher nail inside it, acting as a stem. The study was conducted after approval from Menoufia University Institutional Review Board. Written informed consent was obtained from adult patients and from parents of patients . . .
  

   

  

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