Posts by Olivier Q. Groot, MD
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Prophylactic Stabilization of Impending Fracture Improves Survival in Patients With Long Bone Metastases
Orthopedic oncology researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital found that, for patients who have a long bone metastatic lesion at substantial risk of fracture, prophylactic fixation is associated with a 28% greater chance of one-year survival and other benefits, versus stabilizing a completed pathological fracture.
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Minimal Clinically Important Differences for Lower Extremity Metastatic Surgery
Orthopaedic oncology researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital worked with Dutch colleagues to conduct the first study to establish minimal clinically important differences on PROMIS questionnaires for patients treated for completed or impending pathological fractures due to lower-extremity metastases.
Biography
Olivier Q. Groot, MD, is a research fellow visiting from the University Medical Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
