To provide treatment guidelines for patients with long bone metastatic disease based on observational study and to propose an algorithm to guide orthopedic surgeons in decision-making for these patient.
The objectives of this study were to examine clinical outcomes after reconstruction with intramedullary fixation (IMN) or endoprosthetic reconstruction (EPR) with a specific focus on (1) the rate of complication or failure; (2) differences in complication rates by anatomic site; (3) functional results as assessed by the Musculoskeletal Tumor Society System (MSTS); (4) differences in complication rate between patients treated with INM versus EPR; and (5) differences in survival in patients with metastatic bone disease based on disease-specific, laboratory, and demographic information.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
120
Surgical treatment of impending or pathologic fracture in the extremities
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
Clinical outcomes after treatment of long bone metastases with intramedullary nail versus endoprosthetic reconstruction
The objectives of this study were to examine clinical outcomes after reconstruction with intramedullary nail versus endoprosthetic reconstruction with a specific focus on differences in complication rate between patients treated with intramedullary nail versus endoprosthetic reconstruction
Time frame: 1 year
Survival in patients undergoing surgery for metastatic bone disease
Provide a reliable and objective means of estimating survival in patients with metastatic bone disease based on disease-specific
Time frame: 1 year
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