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Table 3 Distribution of surgical intervention for pathologic fractures of an identifiable location in Taiwan, 2008 (valid n = 3003)

From: Treatment incidence of and medical utilization for hospitalized subjects with pathologic fractures in Taiwan-Survey of the 2008 National Health Insurance data

 

Pathologic Fx of Humerus

(n= 154)

Pathologic Fx of Distal Radius/Ulna

(n= 18)

Pathologic Fx of Vertebrae

(n= 2424)

PathologicFx of Neck of Femur

(n= 254)

Pathologic Fx of Other Part of Femur

(n= 128)

Pathologic Fx of Tibia and Fibula

(n= 25)

 

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

n(%)

Bony surgery performed?

      

Yes

48 (31.2%)

8 (44.4%)

273 (11.3%)

118 (46.5%)

62 (48.4%)

13 (52.0%)

No

106 (69.8%)

10 (55.6%)

2151 (88.7%)

136 (53.5%)

66 (51.6%)

12 (48.0%)

Bony surgery strategy:

      

   1. Instrument fixation

41

8

 

58

52

13

   2. Spine fusion

  

91*

164**

   

   3. Prosthesis

3

0

 

51

5

0

   4. Excision, biopsy

39

6

98

46

38

9

   5. Bone-grafting, bone plastic surgery

6

5

28

9

11

4

  1. *anterior fusion procedures
  2. **posterior-lateral fusion procedures
  3. Note-There were no statistically significant differences between genders, for bony surgery rates, tested separately for each fracture category.