Limb salvage surgery reconstructive techniques following long-bone lower limb oncological resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND Limb salvage surgery (LSS) is now considered the gold standard surgical treatment for lower limb bone sarcomas. However, there is a paucity of literature comparing the various LSS reconstructive options. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to compare functional outcomes and complications of LSS reconstructive techniques. METHODS The primary aim of the meta-analysis was to determine functional outcomes from the pooled data utilizing the Musculoskeletal Tumour Society score (MSTS). Comparisons could then made for this outcome between biological and prosthetic, vascularised and non-vascularised, and prosthetic and composite reconstructions. The secondary aim was to compare complication outcomes of each reconstruction. Standardized mean difference (Cohen's d) and odds ratios were estimated using a random effects model. RESULTS Fourteen studies with a total of 785 patients were included. We found structural failure was 75% less likely to occur in prosthetic reconstruction compared to biological (OR = 0.24; 95% CI: 0.07-0.79; P = 0.02). We did not find any evidence of difference in function (MSTS score) between vascularised verses non-vascularised reconstructions (Cohen's d = -1.14; 95% CI = -3.06 to 0.78; I2  = 87%). Other analyses comparing complications found no difference between the reconstructive groups. CONCLUSION The study found no correlation between functional outcomes and the type of LSS reconstruction. Structural failure was more likely to occur in biological when compared with prosthetic reconstruction. There was no correlation between the incidence of other complications and the type of LSS technique. This suggests a role for improved approaches to reconstruction methods including bioprinting and bioresorbable devices.

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