Evaluation of the risk of pathologic fractures secondary to metastatic bone disease

Orthopedics. 2001 Jun;24(6):612-7; quiz 618-9. doi: 10.3928/0147-7447-20010601-25.

Authors

B Patel¹, H DeGroot 3rd

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care, Worcester 01655, USA.

PMID: 11430748
DOI: 10.3928/0147-7447-20010601-25

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomechanical Phenomena
Bone Neoplasms / complications*
Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
Breast Neoplasms / complications
Femoral Fractures / epidemiology
Femoral Fractures / etiology
Fractures, Stress / epidemiology
Fractures, Stress / etiology*
Fractures, Stress / physiopathology
Humans
Risk Assessment