J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1982 Oct;17(5):1035-1038. 10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.5.1035.

The use of Methylmethacrylate as an Adjunct in the Internal Fixation of metastatic Femoral Shaft Fracture

• Kim KS
• Song YW

• KMID: 2457852
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1982.17.5.1035

Abstract

This report deals with a 49-year-old male farmer who had a pathological fraeture. of the right femoral shaft due to metastatic carcinoma from the middle lobe of the right lung. The lesion of the femur was resected en-bloc and bone stabilization of the fractured bone was obtained by an intramedullary Kiintscher nail plus cement fixation. Two weeks later, a right middle and lower lobectomy was done. Microscopic examination of both specimens from right femur and lung revealed poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma. The postoperative course was satisfactory with no recurrence for period of 26 months.

Keyword

Femoral shaft fracture; Metastasis

MeSH Terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Farmers
Femur
Humans
Lung
Male
Methylmethacrylate*
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Recurrence
Methylmethacrylate