Intramedullary nailing vs modular megaprosthesis in extracapsular metastases of proximal femur: clinical outcomes and complication in a retrospective study

Abstract Background Extracapsular proximal femur metastasis could be treated by synthesis or resection and megaprosthesis. No universal accepted guidelines are present in the literature. The aim of our study is to analyze of patients with metastases in the trochanteric region of the femur treated by...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Vitiello, Carlo Perisano, Tommaso Greco, Luigi Cianni, Chiara Polichetti, Rocco Maria Comodo, Ivan De Martino, Vincenzo La Vergata, Giulio Maccauro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05728-5