title: Multifocal cementoplasty and internal fixation as a palliative procedure for skeletal metastases in the foot: a case report.
abstract: Cementoplasty is a well-established intervention for symptomatic control of localized skeletal metastases; however, its use has never been reported for metastases in the foot. We report on a patient with symptomatic skeletal metastases throughout the foot in which cementoplasty, in conjunction with internal fixation, was used to alleviate pain and enable comfortable ambulation.
authors.affiliation: Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincolnshire, UK. dmrgibbs@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: David Mark
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.forename: Claire P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Esler
authors.forename: Robert U
authors.initials: RU
authors.lastname: Ashford
authors.forename: Alistair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Best
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D001860:Bone Plates; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003475:Curettage; D005529:Foot Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010166:Palliative Care; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate