Total Hip Arthroplasty With Prophylactic Fixation of Greater Trochanter and Distal Femur in a Patient With a History of Multiple Myeloma and Breast Cancer
Abstract:Multiple myeloma is the most common primary malignancy of the bone marrow and may present as bone pain and/or pathologic fracture(s) in affected patients. Treatment of bone lesions typically consists of chemotherapy and radiation and may include prophylactic fixation in patients meeting specific criteria. This report reviews a case of a 74-year-old female with a history of multiple myeloma and breast cancer, previously treated with chemotherapy and radiation, who sustained a pathologic femoral neck fracture wi… Show more
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