Table 1: Demographics of 30 patients with tibial allografts.

Adults Children
Number of patients 12 18
Mean Age at Initial Surgery (yrs, range) 48 (27 – 76) 13 (7 – 18)
Mean Length of Follow Up (mos, range) 43 (4 – 121) 63 (19 – 175)
Diagnoses (n) Adamantinoma (2)
HG STS with osseous
involvement (3)
Osteosarcoma (2)
Ewing sarcoma (2)
IG STS (2)
Osteosarcoma (8)
Ewing sarcoma (7)
Adamantinoma (2)
Primitive mesenchymal
sarcoma (1)
Type of allograft (n) Hemicortical (7)
Intercalary (4 diaphyseal)
Distal osteoarticular (1)
Intercalary (8 proximal, 6 distal, 2 diaphyseal)
Distal osteoarticular (1)
Hemiresection osteoarticular (1)
Mean Length of allograft (cm) Hemicortical (9.1)
Intercalary (9.5 diaphyseal)
Distal osteoarticular (10)
Intercalary (8.4 proximal, 12.5
distal, 17.5 diaphyseal)
Distal osteoarticular (10)
Hemiresection osteoarticular (8)
Mode of fixation 11 plate/screws, 1 IMN 17 plate/screws, 1 IMN

HG STS – high grade soft tissue sarcoma
IG STS – intermediate grade soft tissue sarcoma
IMN – intramedullary nail