title: Femoroplasty: a new option for femur metastasis.
abstract: Bone metastases are very frequent in patients with cancer and usually are located in the patient's long bones and spine. Various approaches to pain relief and stability to the affected bone have been used. The aim of the study is to report our experience with a new minimally invasive percutaneous technique in patients with bone metastases located in the head, neck, and proximal femur. The technique is performed under fluoroscopic guidance through the application of polymethylmethacrylate bone cement. Our descriptive, retrospective, longitudinal case series included 15 patients who underwent femoroplasty. All patients reported pain reduction and improved mobility, with no complications observed. The femoroplasty procedure caused pain relief by stabilizing the bone through the consolidation of the microfractures because of bone metastases.
authors.affiliation: Escuela Superior de Medicina, Postgraduate Division, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Pain Clinic and Palliative Care Department, Instituto Nacional de Cancerologia, Mexico City, Mexico. planky2b@yahoo.com.mx
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Plancarte-Sanchez
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guajardo-Rosas
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cerezo-Camacho
authors.forename: Faride
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chejne-Gomez
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomez-Garcia
authors.forename: Abelardo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meneses-Garcia
authors.forename: Cristopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Armas-Plancarte
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saldaña-Ramirez
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Medina-Santillan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D060826:Cementoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate