Metastatic Bone Disease
A 72-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer presents with a pathologic fracture of the right humeral shaft. She has severe pain and cannot use the arm functionally. Staging shows multiple bone metastases with an expected survival of 6-9 months. Regarding surgical management of humeral shaft pathologic fractures:
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Intramedullary nailing is the preferred treatment for humeral shaft pathologic fractures in most pat...
The humerus is a non-weight-bearing bone, which has important implications: functional demands are l...
Plate fixation is always preferred over intramedullary nailing for humeral shaft pathologic fracture...
Plate fixation may be appropriate for isolated lesions when intramedullary access is limited (proxim...
The radial nerve is at significant risk during both plating and nailing of the humeral shaft; antero...
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