title: Management of skeletal metastases.
abstract: The life expectancy of patients with malignant disease has significantly lengthened with improvements in surgical and adjuvant therapy. A multidisciplinary team approach to these patients is essential. The use of modern fixation techniques or endoprosthetic replacement, with or without cement augmentation can significantly improve the quality of life of patients with metastatic disease, either presenting with pathological fracture or with impending fracture.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tucker
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dowd
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000379:methods; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates