Fixation Principles for Pathologic Fractures in Metasatic Disease

Kendall M Masada; Sarah R Blumenthal; Cara A Cipriano

doi:10.1016/j.ocl.2022.08.010

Fixation Principles for Pathologic Fractures in Metasatic Disease

Orthop Clin North Am. 2023 Jan;54(1):47-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ocl.2022.08.010. Epub 2022 Oct 25.

Authors

Kendall M Masada¹, Sarah R Blumenthal², Cara A Cipriano³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3737 Market Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3737 Market Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
³ Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3737 Market Street, 6th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 36402510
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2022.08.010

Abstract

The management of pathologic fractures differs from nonpathologic fractures with respect to preoperative evaluation, surgical strategies, adjuvant therapies, and complication rates. These issues must be understood to provide appropriate musculoskeletal care for patients with metastatic disease.

Keywords: Bone tumors; Fixation; Fractures; Metastases; Pathologic.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Fracture Fixation, Internal / methods
Fractures, Bone* / complications
Fractures, Spontaneous* / etiology
Fractures, Spontaneous* / surgery
Humans