Journal article
Surgical Management of Bone Metastases: Quality of Evidence and Systematic Review
Abstract
BackgroundSurgical management of metastatic bone disease (MBD) is typically reserved for lesions with the highest risk of fracture. However, the high risk of perioperative complications associated with surgery may outweigh the benefits of improved pain and/or function. The goal of this study was to (1) assess the quality of current evidence in this domain; (2) confirm that surgical management of metastases to the long bones and …
Authors
Wood TJ; Racano A; Yeung H; Farrokhyar F; Ghert M; Deheshi BM
Journal
Annals of Surgical Oncology, Vol. 21, No. 13, pp. 4081–4089
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2014
DOI
10.1245/s10434-014-4002-1
ISSN
1068-9265