The influence of orthopedic corsets on the incidence of pathological fractures in patients with spinal bone metastases after radiotherapy

BACKGROUND: Clinical care of unstable spinal bone metastases in many centers often includes patient immobilization by means of an orthopedic corset in order to prevent pathological fractures. The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the incidence of pathological fractures after radioth...

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Autores principales: Rief, Harald, Förster, Robert, Rieken, Stefan, Bruckner, Thomas, Schlampp, Ingmar, Bostel, Tilman, Debus, Jürgen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1797-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26486754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-015-1797-5

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