Table 1.
Demographics of patients with pathologic fractures or impending fracture of femur, humerus and tibia.
| No. | Sex | Age | Primary Tumor |
Localization of Bone Metastases | Size of Metastases (cm) |
Fracture Type | Mirels’ Score | No. of MW Antenna Placements |
MW Power/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 68 | Prostate | Humerus | 10.0 | IF | 8 | 4 | 50 W 3 min |
| 2 | F | 81 | Breast | Femur | 16.5 | AF | - | 5 | 60 W 3 min |
| 3 | F | 57 | Breast | Femur | 3.0 | IF | 7 | 1 | 50 W 3 min |
| 4 | F | 58 | Breast | Femur | 5.0 | IF | 8 | 3 | 50 W 3 min |
| 5 | F | 56 | Breast | Humerus | 7.5 | IF | 7 | 4 | 50 W 3 min |
| 6 | F | 56 | Breast | Humerus | 4.0 | IF | 8 | 2 | 50 W 3 min |
| 7 | M | 60 | NSCLC | Femur | 5.4 | IF | 8 | 4 | 50 W 3 min |
| 8 | M | 75 | Kidney | Humerus | 3.5 | IF | 8 | 2 | 50 W 3 min |
| 9 | F | 54 | Breast | Femur | 7.5 | IF | 10 | 4 | 60 W 3 min |
| 10 | F | 72 | CRC | Tibia | 5.3 | IF | 8 | 4 | 50 W 3 min |
| 11 | M | 52 | MM | Femur | 6.9 | IF | 9 | 4 | 50 W 3 min |
F, female; M, male; IF, impending fracture; AF, actual fracture; W, watts; CRC, colorectal cancer; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; MM, multiple myeloma.