title: [Therapy indications and options for skeletal metastases].
abstract: Pathological fractures are dreaded complications due to skeletal metastasis. Modern oncological therapies and more sophisticated new radiological techniques such as MRI and positron emission tomography have improved multimodal treatment concepts. Surgical intervention is determined by the primary disease, general condition and life expectancy of the patient. The goals of surgical treatment are improvement of life quality, pain relief and maintenance of mobility.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, Hand-, Plastische- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Zentrum für Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, 89075, Ulm. markus.schultheiss@uniklinik-ulm.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schultheiss
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Baer
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gebhard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kinzl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arand
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004164:Diphosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D011788:Quality of Life; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates