Humeral Shaft Fracture With Placement of an Intramedullary Nail Through an Unrecognized Sarcoma.
Mark M CullenEbubechi OkwumabuaEtienne M FlamantHarrison R FerlautoBrian E BrigmanWilliam C EwardPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2021)
Orthopaedic surgeons should consider sarcoma when assessing patients with fractures of unknown etiology and an inappropriate mechanism because the placement of an intramedullary device through a sarcoma of bone has consequences.