Mechanical bone strength decreases considerably after microwave ablation-Ex-vivo and in-vivo analysis in sheep long bones.

<h4>Background</h4>Bone metastases are on the rise due to longer survival of cancer patients. Local tumor control is required for pain relief. Microwave ablation (MWA) is a technique for minimally invasive local tumor treatment. Tumor tissue is destroyed by application of local hyperther...

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Main Authors: Hendricus Nijland, Jinwen Zhu, Thomas C Kwee, Ding-Jun Hao, Paul C Jutte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0292177&type=printable