Percutaneous acetabuloplasty for metastatic acetabular lesions

Giulio Maccauro, Barbara Rossi, Giandomenico Logroscino

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Abstract

Osteolytic metastases around the acetabulum are frequent in tumour patients, and may cause intense and drug-resistant pain of the hip. These lesions also cause structural weakening of the pelvis, limping, and poor quality of life. Percutaneous acetabuloplasty is a mini-invasive procedure for the management of metastatic lesions due to carcinoma of the acetabulum performed in patients who cannot tolerate major surgery, or in patients towards whom radiotherapy had already proved ineffective.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Acetabulum
  • Bone Neoplasms
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pain Measurement
  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Retrospective Studies

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