Management of metastatic bone tumors
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Metastatic Tumors Management of upper extremity bone metastases
Metastatic bone disease represents a significant burden of disease. Metastatic disease can seed in any bone of the body, but one of the most common long bones affected is the humerus. Although painful and often disabling, metastatic bone disease of the upper extremity often can be treated more conservatively than the lower extremity because of lower weight-bearing demands. However, the surgical...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Kartal Training and Research Hospital
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1302-485X
DOI: 10.5505/jkartaltr.2011.82787