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Metastatic Disease of the Hip: Evaluation and Treatment

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia.

Lesions in the area of the hip secondary to metastatic disease present challenging problems for the orthopaedic surgeon. With the advent of improved medical therapies for many types of cancer have come not only an increase in life expectancy but also an increased likelihood that symptomatic metastatic bone lesions will appear. Advances in internal fixation have enabled the orthopaedic surgeon to provide an increased level of comfort and mobility to many patients with metastatic disease.