Social determinants are associated with clinical presentation of acute pathological fracture in metastatic long-bone disease.

J Bone Oncol · 2025 · PMC12343859 · PMID 40810126

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Attending college was associated with a trend toward decreased odds of pathologic fracture at presentation, though this did not reach statistical significance (OR 0.64, 95 % CI 0.41–1.01; p = 0.054).

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Although not significant, marital status showed a trend toward being a predictor of post-operative survival which highlights the importance of social support systems in health outcomes.

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