Femoral fracture in primary soft-tissue sarcoma of the thigh treated with radiation therapy: indications for prophylactic intramedullary nail

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[3] Turcotte R(1994)Local control of soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity: the experience of a multidisciplinary sarcoma group with definitive surgery and radiotherapy Eur J Cancer 30 746-751

[4] Bell R(1998)Pathologic femoral fracture after periosteal excision and radiation for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma Cancer 82 2356-2365

[5] Catton C(2010)Pathologic femur fractures after limb-sparing treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas J Cancer Surviv 4 399-404

[6] Chabot P(2005)Fractures following radiotherapy and limb-salvage surgery for lower extremity soft-tissue sarcomas. A comparison of high-dose and low-dose radiotherapy J Bone Joint Surg Am 87 315-319

[7] Wunder J(2012)Dose–effect relationships for femoral fractures after multimodality limb-sparing therapy of soft-tissue sarcomas of the proximal lower extremity Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83 1257-1263

[8] Kandel R(2010)Prediction of pathologic fracture risk of the femur after combined modality treatment of soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh Cancer 116 1553-1559

[9] Goddard K(2001)Pathologic fractures after surgery and radiation for soft tissue tumors Clin Orthop Relat Res 389 165-172

[10] Sadura A(2000)Vascularized free fibular transfer combined with autografting for the management of fracture nonunions associated with radiation therapy J Bone Joint Surg Am 82 544-554

[1] O'Sullivan B(2002)Preoperative versus postoperative radiotherapy in soft-tissue sarcoma of the limbs: a randomised trial Lancet 359 2235-2241

[2] Davis AM(2008)Impact of intensity-modulated radiation therapy on local control in primary soft-tissue sarcoma of the extremity J Clin Oncol 26 3440-3444

[3] Turcotte R(1994)Local control of soft tissue sarcoma of the extremity: the experience of a multidisciplinary sarcoma group with definitive surgery and radiotherapy Eur J Cancer 30 746-751

[4] Bell R(1998)Pathologic femoral fracture after periosteal excision and radiation for the treatment of soft tissue sarcoma Cancer 82 2356-2365

[5] Catton C(2010)Pathologic femur fractures after limb-sparing treatment of soft-tissue sarcomas J Cancer Surviv 4 399-404

[6] Chabot P(2005)Fractures following radiotherapy and limb-salvage surgery for lower extremity soft-tissue sarcomas. A comparison of high-dose and low-dose radiotherapy J Bone Joint Surg Am 87 315-319

[7] Wunder J(2012)Dose–effect relationships for femoral fractures after multimodality limb-sparing therapy of soft-tissue sarcomas of the proximal lower extremity Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83 1257-1263

[8] Kandel R(2010)Prediction of pathologic fracture risk of the femur after combined modality treatment of soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh Cancer 116 1553-1559

[9] Goddard K(2001)Pathologic fractures after surgery and radiation for soft tissue tumors Clin Orthop Relat Res 389 165-172

[10] Sadura A(2000)Vascularized free fibular transfer combined with autografting for the management of fracture nonunions associated with radiation therapy J Bone Joint Surg Am 82 544-554