Surgery for a Pathologic Fracture | Prognostic Factors for Survival

Purpose: To identify a patient with a pathologic fracture requiring orthopedic surgery who has a poor prognosis based on the criteria of Nathan et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient with a pathologic fracture that requires orthopedic surgery?

Yes

Does the patient have 2 or more bone metastases?

Yes

Does the patient have visceral metastases?

Yes

Hemoglobin

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Primary tumor site

ECOG performance scale

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of risk factors associated with a probable survival of <= 7 months

The risk of a survival <= 7 months in the patient is

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Interpretation and Description

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Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Laboratory Tests
- Advanced Cancer Vitamin B12 to C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Ratio
Criteria For Diagnosis
- San Diego Severity Index (SDSI) for Patients with Terminal Cancer
- Models for Predicting Survival in Patient with Advanced Cancer
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- San Diego Severity Index (SDSI) for Patients with Terminal Cancer
- Models for Predicting Survival in Patient with Advanced Cancer

Therapy

Selection
- Prognostic Models for Phase I Clinical Trials
Interventional Radiology
- Survival Model for Patient Undergoing Radiotherapy for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression

Monitoring

Response To Therapy
- Survival Model for Patient Undergoing Radiotherapy for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression
- Prognostic Models for Phase I Clinical Trials
Disease Progression
- Predictors for Early Death of Older Adult Starting Cancer Chemotherapy

Patient Concerns

End-of-life, Palliative Care

Specialty

Hematology Oncology
Surgery, general

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage

ICD-10

M84.4 - Pathological fracture, not elsewhere classified

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Purpose: To identify a patient with a pathologic fracture requiring orthopedic surgery who has a poor prognosis based on the criteria of Nathan et al.

Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Surgery, general

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage

ICD-10: M84.4,

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