More often than not, the standard methods of internal fixation are insufficient to meet the demands of treatment of pathological fractures In malignant diseases with improved survival rates, durability of the osteosynthesis is needed The seemingly, convenient prosthetic replacement therefore has to
Myelomatous infiltration of the soft tissues following internal fixation of a pathological fracture
β Scribed by Stephen Eustace; Brian Hanratty; David Coughlan; Derek Graham; Brian Otridge
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 882 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2348
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