Predicting Fracture Risk in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease of the Femur: A Pictorial Review Using Three Different Techniques

<div>False positive (CTRA+/Fx-) (Case 3, R femur). (a) This is a 59-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer showing a mixed osteoblastic and osteolytic lesion in the right femoral neck. (b) Both CTRA and FEA predicted that the subject would fracture; however, due to a low Mirels’ score and mild pain, she did not undergo prophylactic stabilization surgery.</div>

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Figure 4: Predicting Fracture Risk in Patients with Metastatic Bone Disease of the Femur: A Pictorial Review Using Three Different Techniques 