Metastatic Disease
A 62-year-old woman with known breast cancer presents with progressive right thigh pain. She has no history of trauma. Plain radiographs show a lytic lesion in the proximal femoral diaphysis with 60% cortical destruction. The lesion measures 4 cm and causes moderate pain with activity. There is no fracture present. Regarding impending pathologic fractures and the Mirels scoring system:
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The Mirels scoring system assesses four criteria: anatomic site (1-3 points), nature of lesion (blas...
Upper extremity locations (humerus) score 1 point while lower extremity peritrochanteric lesions sco...
The Mirels score ranges from 1-10 points; a score of 7 or greater mandates prophylactic fixation; bl...
Prophylactic fixation of impending fractures has significant advantages over treatment after fractur...
Before prophylactic fixation, comprehensive staging is essential: whole-body bone scan or PET-CT for...
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