Multifocal cementoplasty and internal fixation as a palliative procedure for skeletal metastases in the foot: a case report

David Mark Gibbs; Claire P Esler; Robert U Ashford; Alistair Best

doi:10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.022

Multifocal cementoplasty and internal fixation as a palliative procedure for skeletal metastases in the foot: a case report

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2010 Sep-Oct;49(5):489.e13-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.022. Epub 2010 Apr 24.

Authors

David Mark Gibbs¹, Claire P Esler, Robert U Ashford, Alistair Best

Affiliation

¹ Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincolnshire, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 20418120
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.022

Abstract

Cementoplasty is a well-established intervention for symptomatic control of localized skeletal metastases; however, its use has never been reported for metastases in the foot. We report on a patient with symptomatic skeletal metastases throughout the foot in which cementoplasty, in conjunction with internal fixation, was used to alleviate pain and enable comfortable ambulation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Bone Cements / therapeutic use*
Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
Bone Neoplasms / surgery*
Bone Plates*
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / secondary
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / surgery
Curettage
Foot Bones / pathology
Foot Bones / surgery*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Male
Pain / etiology
Pain / surgery
Pain Measurement
Palliative Care
Polymethyl Methacrylate / therapeutic use

Substances

Bone Cements
Polymethyl Methacrylate