Pala et al l in 2013 there is a positive trend on survival with the use of chemotherapy rather than radiotherapy, but this can depend on the fact that most of patients who made radiotherapy treatment had metastatic disease. 10 In addition, combination of radiation therapy with chemotherapy sensitizes normal tissues to radiation, and this may cause more complications in relation to radiation therapy alone. 10 Conclusions In consideration of the analyzed literature, the stem cementation of hip megaprostheses is preferred.
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Cemented <i>versus</i> cementless megaprosthesis in proximal femur metastatic disease: A systematic review.
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