26.06.2024 | Commentary
Commentary on: (Percutaneous Fixation with Internal Cemented Screws for Iliac Lytic Bone Metastases: Assessment of Pain and Quality of Life on Long Term Follow-up)
verfasst von:
Salem Bauones, Julien Garnon, Roberto Luigi Cazzato
Erschienen in:
CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology
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Ausgabe 7/2024
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Excerpt
The rise in metastatic bone disease (MBD) among the aging population presents a significant challenge in cancer management. Apart from pain related to MBD itself, bone metastases may decrease patient mobility and expose to the risk of fractures, especially in highly loaded areas such as the spine and the pelvic girdle. The threat to mechanical function related to MBD is typically not addressed by pain medications and radiotherapy. Surgery is usually not considered an option given its invasiveness and related morbidity, especially in the pelvic bone, and the need to discontinue systemic therapies. In recent years, interventional radiologists have pioneered advancements in the stabilization of impending fractures and pathologic fractures with techniques such as cementoplasty and percutaneous fixation with internal cemented screws (FICS) [
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