Surgery for metastatic lesions of the femur: Good outcome after 245 operations in 216 patients

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404-410

  Nilsson, Johan ^a   Gustafson, Pelle ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Femur; Lesion; Outcome; Skeletal metastasis; Surgery; Survival

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FEMUR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 40649126570     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.07.006     Document Type: Article

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