抄録
Operative treatments for pathological fractures by metastasis of bone tumors, multiple myeloma and disorder of endocrine system often have been avoided because of the prognosis of patients, invasion of the operation and weakness of the bones. We treated such cases by internal fixation with interlocking nail for the purpose of improving the activity of daily living (ADL), decreasing the pain and preventing from bedsores.
In all cases, amount of bleeding during the operation was little, patients got pain relief and left beds in early postoperative days. They did not need external fixation after the operation. In this method, rigid internal fixation by interlocking nail can be obtained even in the cases with weak bones due to minimal operative invasion. The procedure can be good choice for the treatment of pathological fractures in long bones and its prophylaxes.
