Management of upper extremity bone metastases

Metastatic bone disease represents a significant burden of disease. Metastatic disease can seed in any bone of the body, but one of the most common long bones affected is the humerus. Although painful and often disabling, metastatic bone disease of the upper extremity often can be treated more conservatively than the lower extremity because of lower weight-bearing demands. However, the surgical management of upper extremity metastatic bone …