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Spontaneous Healing Of Pathologic Humerus Fracture Caused By A Cartilaginous Tumor

Herget et al., 2006Sarcoma

Herget, G. W., Haag, M., Strohm, P. C., Uhl, M., Knoeller, S., & Sudkamp, N. (2006). Spontaneous healing of pathologic humerus fracture caused by a cartilaginous tumor. Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae Et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 73(6), 400-402.

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Abstract

Conservative treatment of pathologic fractures of the long bones have been reported very infrequently, especially when fracture is caused by an tumour. This report highlights the possibility of an nonoperative treatment of a pathologic humerus fracture caused by an cartilaginous tumour with radiographic criterions of an chondrosarcoma.

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