Outcomes of Long Bones Treated With Carbon-Fiber Nails for Oncologic Indications: International Multi-institutional Study.

Santiago A Lozano CalderónZeger RijsOliver Q GrootMarie W SuJoseph O WerenskiNelson MerchanCaleb M YeungAlisha SodhiEmily BernerVania OliveiraGiuseppe BianchiEric StaalsDebora LanaDavide DonatiOrtal SegalStefano MaroneRaimondo PianaSimone De MeoPietro PellegrinoNicola RattoCarmine ZoccaliMaurizio ScorianzCecilia TomaiGuido ScocciantiDomenico Andrea CampanacciLorenzo AndreaniSilvia de FrancoManuel Peleteiro PensadoIrene Barrientos RuizEsperanza Holgado MorenoEduardo Jose Ortiz-CruzMichiel van de Sande

Published in: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (2023)

Carbon-fiber implants might be an alternative for treating impending and sustained pathological fractures secondary to metastatic bone disease. The seemingly comparable complication profile warrants further cohort studies comparing carbon-fiber and titanium nail complications.

Keyphrases

small cell lung cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
soft tissue
bone mineral density
risk factors
rectal cancer
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
minimally invasive
bone regeneration