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Femoral fracture in primary soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh treated with radiation therapy: indications for prophylactic intramedullary nail.

Andrea SambriLorenzo GardiniMattia Dalla RosaGuido ZavattaMert KeskinboraCristina FerrariDavide Maria DonatiGiuseppe Bianchi
Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2020)
Given the potentially devastating complication of a PRF, PIN should be considered. We suggest prophylactic IM nail in patients at higher risk the time of STS excision. In other cases, IM nail can be postponed in the following years considering the prognosis.
Keyphrases
  • radiation therapy
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • newly diagnosed
  • hip fracture