Recently the evolution of prosthesis technology allows the surgeon to replace entire limbs. These special prostheses or megaprostheses were born for the treatment of severe oncological bone loss. Recently, however, the indications and applications of these devices are expanding to other orthopaedic and trauma situations. Since some years we are implanting megaprostheses in non-oncological conditions such as septic post-traumatic failures represented by complex non-unions and critical size bone defects. The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate the clinical outcome of this treatment and register all the complications and infection recurrence. Between January 2008 and January 2016 we have treated 55 patients with septic post-traumatic bone defects In 48/55 cases we perform a 2 steps procedure: 1° step: resection, debridment, devices removal and antibiotic spacer implantation; 2° step: spacer removal and megaprosthesis implantation. In 7/55 patients in whom all the femur was infected, we performed a one step procedure by the complete removal of the femur and a megaprosthesis (Total Femur) implantation.INTRODUCTION
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