Fracture Risk of Long Bone Metastases: A Review of Current and New Decision-Making Tools for Prophylactic Surgery
Long bone pathological fractures very much reflect bone metastases morbidity in many types of cancer. Bearing in mind that they not only compromise patient function but also survival, identifying impending fractures before the actual event is one of the main concerns for tumor boards. Indeed, timely...
Main Authors: | Mỹ-Vân Nguyễn, Christophe Carlier, Christophe Nich, François Gouin, Vincent Crenn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Cancers |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/15/3662 |
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