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The burden of metastatic disease of the femur on the Medicare system
BACKGROUND: In the United States, over 1,650,000 new cases of cancer are being diagnosed yearly with almost 50 % of them being the top five bone-seeking cancers. Since cancer risk increases with age, this suggests that orthopedic oncology services may be a strain on the Medicare system. The femur is...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095094/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27867823 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40064-016-3572-8 |