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, pain is the most common symptom, followed by impending or actual pathological fractures in 10%-25% of patients. 5 Pathological fractures of the femur, 75% of which present in the proximal part, are roughly 3.5 times as common as fractures of the
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functional outcome and sometimes it is challenging to achieve ‘safe’ oncological margins. Benign lesions are more common than malignant ones. They usually affect the proximal ulna and radius. 2 The commonest benign tumours around the elbow joint are
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pathologic fractures until the healing occurs ( 2 , 3 ) ( Fig. 1 ). Figure 1 Male, 7 years old. (A) Pathologic fracture on simple bone cyst of the left proximal humerus. (B) Complete healing after three percutaneous corticosteroid injections
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Hornicek FJ van Dijk CN Bramer JA Schwab JH . Outcome after fixation of metastatic proximal femoral fractures: a systematic review of 40 studies . J Surg Oncol 2016 ; 114 : 507 – 519 . 12. Campanacci M
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juxtacortical benign lesions such as myositis ossificans, stress fracture, subperiosteal haematoma or abscess, osteochondromas, or BPOP, leading to wrong diagnosis with devastating consequences. This article aims to discuss the clinicopathological and imaging