Prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of pathological fractures and their impact on the overall survival of patients with bone metastases under palliative care.
Juliana Miranda Dutra de ResendeLivia Costa de OliveiraSuzana Sales de AguiarFrancine Peres SilvaAndrezza Helena Regadas MunizAnke BergmannPublished in: BMJ supportive & palliative care (2023)
A high prevalence of pathological fractures was observed. Presenting with breast cancer and not having undergone previous radiotherapy increase the chances of fracture occurrence, although this is not associated with overall survival in patients under palliative care.