title: In brief: classifications in brief: Mirels' classification: metastatic disease in long bones and impending pathologic fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1400 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Muhammad Umar
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Scully
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000150:complications* / Q000266:history / Q000556:secondary; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000266:history; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D009626:Terminology as Topic