What is Endoprosthetic replacement?

Endoprosthetic replacement is one method of reconstruction after resection of a tumour. It has the advantage that patients recover rapidly and can bear weight early.

What is an endoprosthesis?

In orthopedics and trauma surgery, endoprosthesis is a procedure for replacing a joint in the body that has lost its functionality either through injury or disease in part or whole with an implant. Common indicators for the use of endoprosthesis include degenerative joint conditions, fractures and tumors.

What is a proximal tibial replacement?

Proximal Tibial Endoprosthetic Replacements (PT EPR) This EPR (endoprosthetic replacement )replaces the knee joint and a proportion. of the upper part of the tibia (your shin bone). This EPR has a hinged knee joint.

What is a hip endoprosthesis?

An artificial hip joint is an implanted prosthesis (endoprosthesis) to replace the functions of the hip joint after a loss of functionality.

Where can I find the definition of endoprosthesis?

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How is a stent used in endoprosthesis?

a hollow stent inserted into a bile duct to allow internal biliary drainage across an obstruction. Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved. A synthetic insert, such as a stent, to maintain patency of a hollow structure.

Why are endoprosthetic replacements of the proximal femur important?

Endoprosthetic replacements of the proximal femur are one of the most common limb-salvage procedures undertaken to reconstruct massive bone defects secondary to tumour, trauma or infection. The increasing burden of metastatic bone disease means more cases present to orthopaedic surgeons.

Can a bone tumour be treated with endoprosthetic replacement?

For patients with subtrochanteric bone tumour involvement, fracture and patients with a good prognosis may best be managed with endoprosthetic replacement.