Outcomes of Intercalary Prosthetic Reconstruction for Pathological Diaphyseal Femoral Fractures Secondary to Metastatic Tumors

ConclusionThese findings demonstrated that this approach greatly relieves pain, and yields satisfactory functional outcomes with fewer complications in patients with pathological femoral fractures secondary to metastatic tumors; however, survival was not significantly improved.

Source: Orthopaedic Surgery - February 1, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hong ‐chao Huang, Yong‐cheng Hu, Deng‐xing Lun, Jun Miao, Feng Wang, Xiong‐gang Yang, Xin‐long Ma Tags: CLINICAL ARTICLE Source Type: research