Bone Metastases Medical, Surgical and Radiological Treatment
This book will be an introduction to bone metastases for orthopaedic surgeons. It covers the basic principles of surgery in bone cancer; radiographic imaging of skeletal metastases; classification; medical treatment; radiotherapy; surgical treatment, inci
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Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg GmbH
Dominique G. Poitout (Ed.)
Bone Metastases Medical, Surgical and Radiological Treatment
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Dominique G. Poitout, MD, Prof. Chief of Dept. Service de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie, Centre Hospitalier Nord, Chemin des Bourrely, 13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Bone metastases: medical, surgical and radiological treatment 1. Bone metastasis - Treatment 2. Bone metastasis - Surgery I. Poitout, Dominique G. 616.9'9471'06 ISBN 978-1-4471-3253-0 ISBN 978-1-4471-3251-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-3251-6 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bone metastases: medical, surgical and radiological treatment / Dominique Poitout (ed.). p.; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4471-3253-0 1. Bones-Cancer-Surgery. 2. Bones-Cancer-Treatment. 3. Metastasis-Treatment. I. Poitout, Dominique G. [DNLM: 1. Bone Neoplasms-secondary. 2. Bone Neoplasms-drug therapy. 3. Bone Neoplasms-radiotherapy. 4. Orthopedic Procedures. WE 258 B7108 2002] RD675.B657 2002 616.99'47106-dc21 2001040002 Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographie reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers. ISBN 978-1-4471-3253-0 http://www. springer. co.uk © Springer-Verlag London 2002 Originally pubished by Springer-Verlag London Berlin Heidelberg in 2002 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2002
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Foreword by Professor Antonie H.M. Taminiau
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