Thromboembolic Disease in Patients with Metastatic Femoral Lesions: A Comparison Between Prophylactic Fixation and Fracture Fixation

Conclusions:
Patients with metastatic disease who undergo prophylactic intramedullary nailing have higher observed rates of venous thromboembolic events than those who undergo nailing for the treatment of a pathological fracture and should be actively and vigilantly managed in the postoperative period.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: JBJS - February 14, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Aneja, A., Jiang, J. J., Cohen-Rosenblum, A., Luu, H. L., Peabody, T. D., Attar, S., Luo, T. D., Haydon, R. C. Tags: Oncology, Trauma Scientific Articles Source Type: research