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Table 2 Patient demographics from included studies

From: A scoping review on the surgical management of metastatic bone disease of the extremities

Factors

Number of cases (%)

Primary Tumor

 Breast

3686 (28)

 Lung

2277 (17)

 Kidney

2002 (15)

 Prostate

1079 (8)

 Myeloma

928 (7)

 Gastrointestinala

381 (3)

 Liver

263 (2)

 Lymphoma

226 (2)

 Thyroid

185 (1)

 Melanoma

168 (1)

 Plasmacytoma

37 (0.3)

 Others

1931 (15)

Anatomic Location

 Femur

8720 (74)

 Humerus

2550 (22)

 Tibia

370 (3)

Operation method

 Tumour megaprosthesis

4404 (38)

 Intramedullary nail

4055 (35)

 Conventional arthroplasty

1899 (16)

 ORIF

1151 (10)

 Cementoplasty

167 (1)

 APC

39 (0.3)

  1. See Additional file 2: Appendix 2 for more details on procedures performed
  2. a“Gastrointestinal” pooled esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and cholangio-carcinomas