Featured Publications
Ablation, Osteoplasty, Reinforcement, and Internal Fixation for Percutaneous Endoskeletal Reconstruction of Periacetabular and Other Periarticular Osteolytic Metastases.
Toombs C, Conway D, Munger AM, Alder KD, Latich I, Lee FY. Ablation, Osteoplasty, Reinforcement, and Internal Fixation for Percutaneous Endoskeletal Reconstruction of Periacetabular and Other Periarticular Osteolytic Metastases. Instructional Course Lectures 2021, 70: 503-514. PMID: 33438931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal fixationLocal cancer controlBalloon osteoplastySurgical stabilizationCancer controlConventional open surgical proceduresLocal cancer progressionProgressive bone destructionFirst-line treatmentPercutaneous treatment optionsAmbulatory surgery settingProgressive bone lossSurgical reconstructive proceduresEarly clinical resultsImage-guided ablationNew effective therapiesOpen surgical proceduresInvasive surgical interventionOptimal internal fixationOsteolytic metastatic diseasePolymethyl methacrylate cementUncontrolled painMetastatic diseaseBone destructionOsteolytic metastases
2019
Metastatic Cancers to Bone: An Overview and Cancer-Induced Bone Loss.
Ibe IK, Sahlstrom A, White A, Henderson SE, Lee FY. Metastatic Cancers to Bone: An Overview and Cancer-Induced Bone Loss. Instructional Course Lectures 2019, 68: 547-556. PMID: 32032068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-induced bone lossBone lossBone metastasesMetastatic bone diseaseCancer cellsDegree of osteolysisNormal bone homeostasisBenefit of patientsOsteolytic metastasesSkeletal metastasesPatient functionSurgical stabilizationWorse prognosisLocal bone massBone massMetastatic cancerBone diseaseRadiation therapyTherapeutic modalitiesBone homeostasisImmune systemOverall outcomeMetastasisBone remodelingPatients