Compress system breakage: what to do

Abstract

Introduction: The surgery of the extremity after the resection of a bone sarcoma in the distal femur is a commonly performed procedure that, in young patients with the classic systems, involved a compromise of bone stock in the following revision surgeries. The search for new systems with less aseptic loosening and less compromise of this stock has led to the appearance of Compress® technology, ; (2) Material and Methods: the clinical case of a 14-year-old male with osteosarcoma of the distal femur, in whom limb surgery was performed with a Compress® prosthesis, is presented; Results: 8 months after surgery, a peri-implant fracture occurred as a complication, with removal of the system without incident, without considerable bone loss; Conclusions: Osseointegrated compression systems are a valid option for the surgical management of large bone defects. More long-term studies are necessary to know its long-term survival and the factors involved in this.