Pathologic Fractures due to Metastatic Disease A Retrospective Study of 160 Surgically Treated Fractures

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn , Issue 6, 1998, Pages 255-260

  Fourneau, I ^a   Broos, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endomedullary nailing; Metastatic fracture; Pain relief; Pathologic fracture; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BONE NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032254244     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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