Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 489.e13-489.e15 , September 2010

Multifocal Cementoplasty and Internal Fixation as a Palliative Procedure for Skeletal Metastases in the Foot: A Case Report

  • David Mark Gibbs, MRCS, MA

      Affiliations

    • Specialty Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Lincoln County Hospital, Lincolnshire, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: David Mark Gibbs, MRCS, MA, Specialty Registrar in Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 9QS, UK.
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  • Claire P. Esler, MRCP, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Clinical Oncologist, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
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  • Robert U. Ashford, FRCS (Tr&Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicestershire, UK
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  • Alistair Best, FRCS (Tr&Orth)

      Affiliations

    • Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

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 Conflict of Interest: None reported.

 Financial disclosure: None reported.

PII: S1067-2516(10)00062-1

doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2010.02.022

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 489.e13-489.e15 , September 2010

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