Effect of pathological fracture management during rehabilitation intervention

A breast cancer patient with bone metastases and risk of skeletal morbidity

Abstract

In this study, the effect of pathological fracture management during rehabilitation intervention was examined in a breast cancer patient with high risk of skeletal related events due to multiple bone metastases. The subject was breast cancer bone metastatic patient, aged 63 years. Prior to the start of the rehabilitation, doctors conducted risk assessment such as pathological fractures using imaging study and physical examination. And we shared information on multi－professional conference. As a result, during the hospitalization, we could continue providing rehabilitation by sharing information smoothly without severe skeletal related events. Activities of daily living was also improved. These systems are considered useful to prevent further skeletal related events.