title: [Results of stabilisation in pathologic fractures in the femoral shaft region by nailing (author's transl)].
abstract: The article reports on 11 patients with metastases in the femoral shaft. In 5 patients, a pathological fracture had occurred, whereas in 6 patients the femur, which was liable to fracture, was prophylactically stabilised by means of the femoral shaft nail. Eight of these patients were able to walk after the operation, whereas 4 patients died after an average period of 19 weeks following surgery of their primary diseases. The method employed in these cases was of a palliative nature, resulting in considerable relief from pain, improved ability to walk, and hence in an improvement of the quality of life of these patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D011788:Quality of Life
vernacular_title: Ergebnisse der Stabilisierung pathologischer Frakturen im Femurschaftbereich mit dem Verriegelungsnagel.