The results of operative treatment of 83 pathologic fractures and 17 impending pathologic fractures of the long bones are reported. The results of a group of 53 patients who underwent an osteosynthesi...
Forty-eight pathologic and impending pathologic fractures of the proximal femur were surgically treated in 38 patients averaging 70 years of age. The most common tumors were breast (45%), multiple mye...
Asbestos is a fibrous silicate mineral that has been known for decades to cause pulmonary scarring, referred to as asbestosis. The simplest definition of asbestosis is the presence of pulmonary fibros...