What Opinions Do Tumor Reconstructive Surgeons Have about Sports Activity after Megaprosthetic Replacement in Hip and Knee? Results of the MoReSports Expert Opinion Online Survey

Abstract

Sports activity has many benefits in cancer survivors. A key one is having sport activity contribute to the well-being of the individual. However, there are no guidelines about the intensity and kind of postoperative mobility workouts after hip or knee megaprosthetic treatment. Opinion research about sports after modular bone and joint replacement may provide an understanding of surgeons’ attitudes on sports activity after megaprostheses of the hip and knee joint. A web survey with members of three international professional organizations of orthopedic tumor reconstructive surgeons was conducted between September 2016 and January 2018. Members were invited via personalized emails by the European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS), the International Society of Limb Salvage (ISOLS), and the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS). The questionnaire included 26 questions. A total of 149 surgeons started the survey, and 76 finished the entire survey (American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) second response rate (RR2) EMSOS: 12.3%; ISOLS: 21.9%; MSTS: n/a). More than half of the respondents encourage sarcoma survivors after megaprosthetic treatment to reach an activity level that would allow them to regularly participate in active sporting events of University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) activity level 7 and higher. Orthopedic tumor reconstructive surgeons do fear a number of complications (periprosthetic fracture, allograft failure/fracture, loosening, prosthetic or bearing failure, and early polyethylene wear) due to sports activity after modular bone–joint replacement, but they actually witness fewer complications than they conceptually anticipated. According to the surgeons’ opinions, between four to seven types of sports after surgery could reasonably be recommended depending on the type of hip or knee procedures. This survey provides insights into opinions on what could be recommended, what could be allowed if surgeons and their patients agree on the potential negative outcome, and which sports should definitely not be allowed after hip and knee megaprostheses.

Function and return to sports after proximal humeral replacement in patients with primary bone sarcoma

“…As of 2006, silver-coated implants were available and used in all patients [15]. As of 2010, implants for reverse shoulder reconstruction were available and used in patients in whom the axillary nerve and a sufficient portion of the deltoid could be preserved [11][12][13].…”

“…These achievements have subsequently led to an increased interest in patients' postoperative function and return to sports activities and the potential factors associated with a successful return to sports activities-especially considering that mostly young patients are affected by primary bone sarcomas [7][8][9][10]. However, while sports activities in sarcoma patients who have undergone megaprosthetic reconstruction have previously been studied for lower extremity tumours, there is a paucity of studies on upper extremity reconstructions, particularly studies applying homogeneous inclusion criteria and larger patient cohorts [11,12]. Furthermore, patient-and procedure-related factors associated with outcome are widely unknown.…”

When Your Ankle Becomes a Knee – Long-Term Functional Outcome and Quality of Life with a Rotationplasty after Resection of Malignant Limb Tumors

“…Sports activities that are practiced without prosthesis were skiing, sitting volleyball and swimming. In comparison, Hobusch et al reported that patients with EPR mostly returned to low impact sports activities only [24] because they try to protect their EPR from a revision operation or an activity associated injury [23]. Nevertheless, rotationplasty is currently performed rarely.…”

Features of the use of physical exercises at the long-term stage of rehabilitation after intra-articular fractures

“…The authors found that onesided intensive exercise is a possible intervention to reduce the risk of hip fractures in healthy women. Hobusch et al [18] recommend four to seven sports after surgery, depending on the type of surgery on the thighs or knees. Timpka et al [19] studied injuries in football.…”