A novel scoring system to guide prognosis in patients with pathological fractures

A novel scoring system to guide prognosis in patients with pathological fractures

Abstract Background The most appropriate treatment of pathological fractures from metastatic disease depends on several factors, one of the most important being predicted life expectancy. The aim of this study was to identify the variables that influence prognosis and utilise these to develop a nove...

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Main Authors: Xiang Salim, Peter D’Alessandro, James Little, Kulvir Mudhar, Kevin Murray, Richard Carey Smith, Piers Yates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Pathological fracture
Metastases
Scoring system
Survival probability
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0931-x

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