@article{e397c8db91a84bfbad9a6dc19f0a2700,
title = "Patient and implant survival following joint replacement because of metastatic bone disease",
abstract = "Patients suffering from a pathological fracture or painful bony lesion because of metastatic bone disease often benefit from a total joint replacement. However, these are large operations in patients who are often weak. We examined the patient survival and complication rates after total joint replacement as the treatment for bone metastasis or hematological diseases of the extremities.",
keywords = "Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Bone Neoplasms, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Fractures, Spontaneous, Hematologic Neoplasms, Hip Dislocation, Hip Joint, Humans, Knee Joint, Male, Middle Aged, Prosthesis Failure, Prosthesis-Related Infections, Reoperation, Shoulder Joint, Survival Analysis, Treatment Outcome",
author = "S{\o}rensen, {Michala S} and Gregersen, {Kristine G} and Tomas Grum-Schwensen and Dorrit Hovgaard and Petersen, {Michael M}",
year = "2013",
month = jun,
doi = "10.3109/17453674.2013.788437",
language = "English",
volume = "84",
pages = "301--6",
journal = "Acta Orthopaedica ",
issn = "1745-3674",
publisher = "Taylor & Francis Ltd",
number = "3",
}