Abstract
Presented here is a simple and practical surgical technique for creating a cement spacer in the cement-metal composite fixation of pathological fractures. This technique has been effectively used in several of our patients for fixation of pathological fractures due to metastatic disease of long bones.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 439-441 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cement mold
- Long bones
- Metastases
- Pathologic fractures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine