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ArticleOrthopedic reviews2020

Diagnosis and management of primary malignant tumors in the upper extremity.

Brendan J MacKay, Richard A McCormack, Alan T Blank, Patrick Bettiol, Cameron Cox, George Brindley, Timothy B Rapp

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Article in Orthopedic reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Systematic review of 99 extremity bone malignancy survival prediction models.Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Brendan J MacKayDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX.
Richard A McCormackDepartment of Orthopedics, Nassau University Medical Center, Massapequa, NY.
Alan T BlankDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
Patrick BettiolDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX.
Cameron CoxDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX.
George BrindleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX.
Timothy B RappNYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Texas Tech University · USTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center · USNassau University Medical Center · USNew York University Langone Orthopedic Hospital · USRush University Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the upper extremity are relatively uncommon. In many cases, they are discovered incidentally during evaluation of traumatic injuries or common ailments such as rotator cuff tendonitis or tennis elbow. Thus, it is important for all orthopedic surgeons to understand the differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment for upper extremity lesions. An appreciation of the clinical and radiographic features of primary malignant lesions aids in identifying patients that need referral to an orthopedic oncologist and a multidisciplinary team.

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cancermalignancyorthopedic oncologytumorupper extremity

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PMID33569156
PMCPMC7868949
OpenAlexW3122760674

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