Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jan 2016
Percutaneous Augmented Peripheral Osteoplasty in Long Bones of Oncologic Patients for Pain Reduction and Prevention of Impeding Pathologic Fracture: The Rebar Concept.
To evaluate clinical efficacy/safety of augmented peripheral osteoplasty in oncologic patients with long-term follow-up. ⋯ Percutaneous augmented peripheral osteoplasty (rebar concept) for symptomatic malignant lesions in long bones seems to be a possible new technique for bone stabilization. This combination seems to provide necessary stability against shearing forces applied in long bones during weight bearing.