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  • Title: [Surgery of bone metastases in advanced age?].
    Author: Grabbe F, Fröschle G, Waldenhoff M, Jungbluth KH.
    Journal: Langenbecks Arch Chir Suppl Kongressbd; 1996; 113():925-7. PubMed ID: 9102027.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-seven patients over 70 years of age (1990-1995, n = 100) achieved a stabilisation of skeletal metastasis; preventive (10), or after pathological fracture (17). Medullary pins were preferred to compound osteosynthesis. In all cases the operation was of a palliative nature, but resulted in considerable relief from pain, facilitated nursing or even improved ability to walk. Thus old age is not an indication against palliative stabilisation of skeletal metastasis.
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