Non-infectious skeletal complications in the lower extremity after treatment with a transfemoral bone-anchored prosthesis: a retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The use of bone-anchored prostheses (BAPs) has greatly increased quality of life for lower limb amputees. However, the long-term frequency of skeletal fractures and the need for arthroplasty surgery in the lower extremities following BAP use is scarce.

Objectives

The current study aimed to investigate the frequency of fractures and arthroplasties in the lower limb after BAP surgery with the Osseointegrated Prosthesis for the Rehabilitation of Amputees (OPRA) system.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using the OPRA database and medical record review for data collection.

Setting

A single-centre study at a tertiary hospital.

Participants

All patients with a transfemoral BAP (OPRA system) who underwent surgery between 1999 and 2019, and had comple

SUBMITTER: Svensson Malchau K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12933796 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature