Prevalence of primary malignant tumours, rates of pathological fracture, and mortality in the setting of metastatic bone disease

Aims: The modern prevalence of primary tumours causing metastatic bone disease is ill-defined in the oncological literature. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to identify the prevalence of primary tumours in the setting of metastatic bone disease, as well as reported rates of pathological frac...

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Main Authors: Alexander B. Christ, Amit S. Piple, Brandon S. Gettleman, Andrew Duong, Matthew Chen, Jennifer C. Wang, Nathanael D. Heckmann, Lawrence Menendez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2023-06-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
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Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.46.BJO-2023-0042.R1