Spontaneous healing of pathologic humerus fracture caused by a cartilaginous tumor.
Conservative treatment of pathologic fractures of the long bones have been reported very infrequently, especially when fracture is caused by an tumour. This report highlights the possibility of an nonoperative treatment of a pathologic humerus fracture caused by an cartilaginous tumour with radiographic criterions of an chondrosarcoma.
Herget
G W
GW
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Germany. gwherget@web.de
Haag
M
M
Strohm
P C
PC
Uhl
M
M
Knoeller
S
S
Südkamp
N
N
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D017102:Fracture Healing; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006811:Humerus; D008875:Middle Aged