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01.01.2014 | Editor's Spotlight/Take 5
Editor’s Spotlight/Take 5: What Are the Levels of Evidence on Which We Base Decisions For Surgical Management of Lower Extremity Bone Tumors?
verfasst von:
Seth S. Leopold, MD
Erschienen in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Ausgabe 1/2014
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Excerpt
Benign bone tumors are uncommon and malignant tumors of bone—other than metastases from nonskeletal sources—are rare. But these conditions cause harm disproportionate to their frequency. Malignant bone tumors are among the few diagnoses orthopaedic surgeons treat that can kill patients. And benign bone tumors that appear in inopportune locations, like the spine or the subtrochanteric area of the femur, may result in pain, pathological fractures that are hard to treat, and lingering disability. …