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Functional outcome of pathologic fracture secondary to malignant disease in a rehabilitation hospital.
Cancer 1992 January 2
Fifty-eight patients with 62 pathologic fractures secondary to metastatic disease were admitted to a rehabilitation hospital during a 5-year period. Thirty-four patients were discharged home, 7 were transferred to other facilities, and 17 died. The average hospital stay for the patients who went home (37 days) was only 3 days longer than for patients with nonpathologic fractures. No patient could transfer independently or ambulate at the time of admission, but 26 and 23, respectively, could do so by the time of discharge; 27 patients showed significant improvement in their ability to perform activities of daily living as measured by Kenny scores. All 11 patients who had hypercalcemia died. Eleven of 13 patients requiring parenteral narcotics died. Patients with pathologic fractures secondary to metastatic disease are excellent candidates for intensive rehabilitation programs, but hypercalcemia and administration of parenteral narcotics suggest a poor rehabilitation outcome.
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