Prótese total do fêmur em adultos: relato de seu emprego em dois casos / Total femur prosthesis in adults: report on two cases

ABSTRACT

Total femur prosthesis are rarely performed. There are some reports in literature, but the majority lack objective functional evaluation of the patient. The authors present two patients submitted to total femur prosthesis due to malignancies. Functional evaluation following the ISOLS method was 47 per cent and 60 per cent. The indications, limitations and options for performing total femur prosthesis were weighed against allograft reconstructive surgery. The authors considered total femur prosthesis a valid option when a very large segment of the femur needs to be resected and it is not possible to use an allograft, or when the patient needs a faster rehabilitation, or the patient is a potential candidate to another organ transplantation