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  • Title: [Results of stabilisation in pathologic fractures in the femoral shaft region by nailing (author's transl)].
    Author: Langendorff HU, Knopp W, Jungbluth KH, Schöttle H.
    Journal: Aktuelle Traumatol; 1980 Oct; 10(5):287-91. PubMed ID: 6116402.
    Abstract:
    The article reports on 11 patients with metastases in the femoral shaft. In 5 patients, a pathological fracture had occurred, whereas in 6 patients the femur, which was liable to fracture, was prophylactically stabilised by means of the femoral shaft nail. Eight of these patients were able to walk after the operation, whereas 4 patients died after an average period of 19 weeks following surgery of their primary diseases. The method employed in these cases was of a palliative nature, resulting in considerable relief from pain, improved ability to walk, and hence in an improvement of the quality of life of these patients.
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