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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Arthroplasty for Treating Proximal Femur Metastatic Lesions May Be Associated with Lower Mortality Rates Compared to Intramedullary Nailing within the VA Healthcare System.

Phillip W Lam, David Putnam, Marissa M Song Mayeda, Kenneth R Gundle

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Phillip W LamDepartment of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8887-8448
David PutnamDepartment of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Marissa M Song MayedaDepartment of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.
Kenneth R GundleDepartment of Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0451-0561
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic bony disease is a significant health issue, with approximately 700,000 new cases annually that tend to metastasize to bones. The proximal femur in the appendicular skeleton is commonly affected. Our study aimed to investigate mortality rates and hospital stay duration in patients with pathologic proximal femur fractures treated with either intramedullary nailing or arthroplasty within the Veterans Health Administration system. In total, 679 patients (265 arthroplasty, 414 intramedullary nails) were identified through ICD-9 and CPT codes from 30 September 2010 to 1 October 2015. Hospital stays were similar for both groups (arthroplasty: 10.5 days, intramedullary nails: 11 days,

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arthroplastyfemurintramedullary nailmetastasispathologic fracture

Identifiers

PMID37685783
PMCPMC10488453
OpenAlexW4386369356

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