Table 1 Demographics and distribution of study group
From: A novel scoring system to guide prognosis in patients with pathological fractures
Variable | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | < 60 | 53 (23) |
60–74 | 94 (40) | |
75+ | 86 (37) | |
Gender | Female | 124 (53) |
Male | 109 (47) | |
Primary cancer | Breast | 69 (29) |
Lung | 49 (21) | |
Other | 56 (24) | |
Prostate | 32 (14) | |
Renal | 27 (12) | |
Spinal metastases | 0 | 70 (30) |
1, 2, 3 | 163 (70) | |
Appendicular metastases | 0, 1, 2 | 106 (45) |
3 | 127 (55) | |
Visceral metastases | Missing | 11 (5) |
No | 71 (30) | |
Yes | 151 (65) | |
Fracture site | Humerus | 58 (25) |
Proximal femur | 131 (56) | |
Distal femur | 24 (10) | |
Other | 20 (9) | |
Treatment | Non-operative | 25 (11) |
Plate fixation | 27 (12) | |
Intramedullary nail | 114 (49) | |
Arthroplasty | 67 (29) | |
Chemotherapy | Missing | 14 (6) |
No | 75 (32) | |
Yes | 144 (62) | |
Radiotherapy | Missing | 13 (6) |
No | 64 (27) | |
Yes | 156 (67) |