title: [Functional results following conservative and surgical therapy of pathologic fractures in malignant diseases].
abstract: From 1972-1982 149 pathological fractures in 91 patients were treated. 134 of these were caused by malignant disease. With 78% metastases were the most common cause for fractures. 59% of the patients were women. The most frequent fracture localisation was the femur followed by ribs and humerus. 62% of the fractures but 100% of the leg fractures were treated operatively. The best functional results were achieved after compound osteo-synthesis. The mean survival time of the patients was 10.7 months. The one year survival rate was 24.6% and the two year survival rate was 9.2%. The best survival rates were observed in women, patients with breast cancer metastases, femur shaft- or subtrochanteric fractures. The lowest survival rate was found in male patients, patients with unknown primary tumour and femur neck fractures.
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001860:Bone Plates; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Funktionelle Ergebnisse nach konservativer und operativer Therapie pathologischer Frakturen bei malignen Erkrankungen.