Patient survival following joint replacement due to metastatic bone disease - comparison of overall patient and prostheses survival between cohorts treated in two different time-periods.
Thea Bechmann HovgaardPeter Frederik HorstmannMichael Mørk PetersenMichala Skovlund SørensenPublished in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2018)
We were not able to identify an increased survival after surgery for MBD over time, however, we found an increased interval from diagnosis to surgery for MBD. This study suggests that revision surgery for MBD does not pose a risk for survival.