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Sep 2026
When to refer for surgery in long bone metastases: A powered multivariate analysis of fracture risk and simple algorithm for referral for surgery (the metastatic fracture prediction met FRAP score).
BACKGROUND It is difficult to predict the risk of pathological fracture in patients with bone metastases. Popular scoring systems like Mirels' may overestimate need for surgery by 20%. The aim was to identify predictors of fracture at 6 months in patients with long bone metastases managed non-surgically. PATIENTS AND...
S. Downie, Calum Sreenan, Alison Stillie et al.
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