Open AccessIs Treatment at a High-volume Center Associated with an Improved Survival for Primary Malignant Bone Tumors?
Author(s) -
Azeem Tariq Malik,
John H. Alexander,
Safdar N. Khan,
Thomas Scharschmidt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001034
Subject(s) - medicine , center (category theory) , primary bone , surgery , crystallography , chemistry
Centralization of cancer care to high-volume facilities has been shown to improve the overall survival of patients with soft-tissue sarcomas. Current evidence regarding the impact of increased hospital volume on treatment patterns and survival rates for patients with primary malignant bone tumors remains limited. Understanding the facility volume-outcome relationship for primary malignant bone tumors will further discussion on ways to promote delivery of quality cancer care across the nation.