Bone Metastases Database of Patients Treated Surgically for Impending or Pathologic Fracture of Long Bones

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

intramedullary fixation or endoprosthetic reconstruction: Surgical treatment for long bone metastases with intramedullary nail or endoprosthetic reconstruction

Study summary

The aims of this study are to collect prospective data on the natural history of bone metastases (BMs) and skeleta related events (SREs),

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Clinical outcomes after treatment of long bone metastases with intramedullary nail versus endoprosthetic reconstruction — 24 months
  The study includes the collection of clinical data (age, sex, Karnofsky score) and laboratory data related to the patient (erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C reactive protein, Alkaline phosphatase, white blood cells and hemoglobin) at the time of admission, data on the pathology (histotype, site of bone metastasis , presence of further skeletal or visceral metastases), type of surgery performed (stabilization versus resection).The objectives of this study is to examine clinical outcomes after after surgical treatment of bone metastases with a specific focus on differences in complication rate between patients treated with intramedullary nail versus endoprosthetic reconstruction

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