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Table 1 patient demographics and surgical factors

From: A single centre study of 41 cases on the use of porous tantalum metal implants in acetabular revision surgery

Patient and surgical factors

results

median age in years(IQR)

66 (58–72)

median BMI in kg/m2(IQR)

27 (26–31)

median number of previous surgeries for PJI(IQR)

0 (0–1)

median numbers of previous aseptic acetabular revisions(IQR)

0 (0–3)

median Charlson comorbidity index(IQR)

3 (2–5)

indication for acetabular revision

 aseptic loosening

83%

 reimplantation after two-stage exchange

17%

median follow-up (IQR)

72 (42–87)

femoral megaprosthetic reconstruction %

13%

 total femoral replacement

5%

 proximal femoral replacement

8%

Paprosky classification of acetabular defect

 2a

24%

 2b

17%

 2c

15%

 3a

15%

 3b

29%

 Major bone loss

69%

 Minor bone loss

31%