Outcome of surgical management of bony metastases to the humerus and shoulder girdle: A retrospective analysis of 93 patients

International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Thai, Duy M ^a   Katigawa, Yasuyuki ^a   Choong, Peter F M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PROSTHESIS; BREAST METASTASIS; CANCER PATIENT; CEMENTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAPHYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PLATE FIXATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SHOULDER GIRDLE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645229490     PISSN: 14777800     EISSN: 14777800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-3-5     Document Type: Article

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