Downie S, Stillie A, Moran M, Sudlow C, Simpson H. Patient-reported assessment of outcome after surgery for bone metastases.
Orthop Rev (Pavia) 2021;
13:9062. [PMID:
33953891 PMCID:
PMC8077288 DOI:
10.4081/or.2021.9062]
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Abstract
Regardless of prognosis, surgery is often considered in metastatic bone disease (MBD) as a palliative procedure to improve function and quality of life. Traditional focus on objective outcomes such as mortality is inappropriate in this group, and there is a drive to assess outcomes via patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). This is an overview of current understanding of MBD outcomes and how this should influence future decision-making and research. The objectives of this review were to identify difficulties in measuring PROMs in the MBD patient population and explore alternatives to patientreported outcomes. We also provide an overview of current understanding of outcomes in MBD and how this should influence decision-making and direct research.
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