Open AccessThirty-day Postoperative Complications After Surgery For Metastatic Long Bone Disease Are Associated With Higher Mortality at 1 Year
Author(s) -
Bas J J Bindels,
Quirina C. B. S. Thio,
Kevin A. Raskin,
Marco Ferrone,
Santiago A. LozanoCalderón,
Joseph H. Schwab
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001036
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , intramedullary rod , logistic regression , complication , disease
The benefits of surgical treatment of a metastasis of the extremities may be offset by drawbacks such as potential postoperative complications. For this group of patients, the primary goal of surgery is to improve quality of life in a palliative setting. A better comprehension of factors associated with complications and the impact of postoperative complications on mortality may prevent negative outcomes and help surgeons in surgical decision-making.