Palliative care of proximal femur metastatic disease and osteolytic lesions: results following surgical and radiation treatment

Palliative care of proximal femur metastatic disease and osteolytic lesions: results following surgical and radiation treatment

Abstract Background Femoral bone metastases (FBM) or lesions (FBL) can lead to loss of mobility and independence due to skeletal-related events (SRE), e.g. pain, deformity and pathological fractures. Aim of this study was to analyze effects of radiotherapy and surgery, different surgical techniques...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth Mehnert, Fränze Sophie Möller, Christine Hofbauer, Anne Weidlich, Doreen Winkler, Esther G. C. Troost, Christina Jentsch, Konrad Kamin, Marcel Mäder, Klaus-Dieter Schaser, Hagen Fritzsche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Proximal femoral metastasis
Osteolytic bone lesions
Pathological fracture
Impending fracture
Intramedullary nailing
Multimodal cancer therapies
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-024-13170-0
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