Surgical and orthotic possibilities of bone tumour pain management Chaloupka, R., Grosman, R., Repko, M., Tichý, V. Ortopedická klinika, FN Brno, Jihlavská 20, 625 00 Ortopedická klinika FN Brno-Bohunice Imminent pathological fracture - extensive osteolytic lesion. Mechanical bone strength decreases, microfractures develop. Significant increasing of pain. Extremities Risk of pathological fracture in bone metastases of carcinoma is described by Mirels score Points 1 2 3 Localisation Upper extremity Lower extremity peritrochanteric Pain mild middle severe Metastasis type plastic mixed lytic Extent – given by ratio: lesion diameter / bone width < 1/3 1/3–1/2 > 2/3 Probability of pathological fracture increasing with the score more than 7 points. score to 7 points - no need of profylactic osteosynthesis ( cons. tx) fract 4%  8 points - border line for indication of preventive osteosynthesis 15%  9 and more - preventive osteosynthesis in all cases 33% lesion localisation, extent, character and pain : 5 % of lesions with extent 1/3–2/3 bone width caused pathological fracture. 81 % of lesion with extent more than 2/3 bone width caused pathological fracture. osteolytic lesions cause pathological fracture in 48 %, mixed metastasis in 32 % osteoplastic metastasis rarely. Corticalis defects (erosion) of femur and humerus increase the risk of pathological fractures significantly Extremity pain is caused by • Tumour expansion • Lesion and surrounding tissues oedema • Increased intraosseal pressure Pain increased byl stress / load • Advanced disease • Mechanical bone weakness • Patological fracture present According to Mirels: in 90 % of cases the extent of lesion was more than 2/3 of bone width. Lesions with mild or middle pain caused pathological fracture only in 10 %. The lowest risk of fracture : metastases of breast cancer, cervix uteri, myeloma. The highest risk: metastases of lung cancer. Risk of fracture increases with • age • degree of total and local osteoporosis High percentage of carcinomas have metastases to peritrochanteric region - high claim to mechanical strength - high number of pathological fractures in this region. • drift of tumour cells to blood circulation • origin of metastases • prognosis worsening in primary bone tumours • increasing of mortality in cancer metastases Pathological fracture mortality to 6 months in pathological fracture – lung carcinoma 100%, breast carcinoma 50%. According to Mirels: Goals of surgeries • pain relief • return - improving extremity function • improve of nursing care • pts condition • life expectancy • disease stage Indication ABSOLUTE - unstable pathological fracture • imminent fracture in osteolytic lesion • painful osteolytic lesion, no respons to conservative tx • progressive osteolytic lesion (unsuccessful radio- and chemotherapy) • significant deformity (goal – lesion decreasing - „debulking“) Indications RELATIVE Fracture stabilization: Orthopaedic examination as soon as possible, limb saving surgeries prevail. Intramedullary nail femur, tibia, humerus, forearm – paliative surgery – without removal of tumour lesion, healing is impossible - risk of tumour spread significantly increases Life expectancy 3-6 months Diaphyses – lesion resection, replacement by autograft or bone cement followed by plate osteosynthesis. Early active physiotherapy (osteoporosis and muscle hypotrofy prevention). Epiphyses - resection and replacement by standard or tumour endoprostheses (proximal and distal femur, proximal tibia, proximal humerus). Special tumour endoprostheses - bone cemented. After proximal humerus replacement – limited motion (less than in TKA - knee or THA - hip). Limb saving surgeries prevail. Amputation and exarticulation – rare in metastatic leasions – pressure sores, loss of function, unbearable pain. Life expectancy more than 3-6 months Surgeries – regional orthopaedic departments and university departments Orthoses – shoulder – Desault type Prosthetic management Pathological fracture - imminent - present Extremities surgery X-rays in both projections (AP and lateral) CT, MRI Lytic lesion more than 2/3 of bone width 81% of pathological fractures Epiphyses, metaphyses – hip Tumour endoprostheses - nail - plate with lesion resection and bone cement replacement Bone diaphyses Pain is caused predominantly by • growing of tumour tissue • nerve structures compression • neural symptoms Spine instability • in extensive involvement of one or more vertebrae • small force results in pathological fracture and neural deficit Neural deficit • growing of tumour and neural compression • worsening of blood supply of spinal cord • pathological fracture with neural compression • combination of these mechanisms Spine Goals of surgeries • prevention / improvement of neural deficit • pain relief • restoring spine stability • improving quality of life • present / imminent vertebral body collaps • present / imminent neural deficit • to 24 hours after plegia onset (severe paresis) • life expectancy – 3 months minimum Indications • see prezentation: Spinal Cord Compression in Spine Tumours and Injuries Diagnostics and treatment percutaneous aplication of cement by special needle to vertebral body – imige intensifier or CT check – to strengthen vertebral body and pain relief. (in local anaesthesia and analgosedation) Percutaneous vertebroplasty In cases of significant vertebral body compression and kyfotisation – partial (sometimes complete) restoration of vertebral body height is possible by kyfoplasty - during first two weeks after injury. Special inflatable balloon enables vertebral body height restoration, with correction of vertebral deformity (check by CT or image intensifier). The cavity is filled by bone cement. This method is expensive. Percutaneous kyfoplasty Indications of vertebroplasty and kyfoplasty are narrow – proved vertebrogenic pain of 1–3 vertebrae, without spinal cord or radicular deficit, irritation, without tumour spread outside vertebral bodies. • infectious diseases • coagulopathy • unstable spine fractures • collaps of vertebral body Contraindications Vertebroplasty and kyfoplasty - new methods, mainly in osteoporosis tx of Th + L spine. We used them, when the other surgical treatment is not possible. Indications: A type fracture Osteoporotic fractures A3.2.1 A3.3.3 A1.3 A3.1.1 • spondylosurgical – spine surgery departments • specialized orthopaedic, neurosurgical, traumatological departments • Surgical treatment Orthoses – soft or Philadelphia collars, three point orthoses – like Jewett´s, belts. Prosthetic care