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Case Report: Effects Of Therapeutic Exercise On A Patient With Metastatic Osteosarcoma And Pathological Fracture, Jessica Phung, Sarah Mathew
Case Report: Effects Of Therapeutic Exercise On A Patient With Metastatic Osteosarcoma And Pathological Fracture, Jessica Phung, Sarah Mathew
San Marcos, Spring 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate how conditioning exercise for patients with active metastatic neoplasms can improve quality of life (QoL) after a pathological fracture of lumbar vertebrae. Spinal metastasis, in this case from breast cancer, is primarily asymptomatic, and therefore, difficult to detect during early stages. Detection and diagnosis usually occur after initial manifestation of a pathological fracture leading to debilitating effects. Complications with metastatic bone cancer and surgical contraindications may bring patients into outpatient physical therapy to address the pathological fractures and QoL for patients.
Case Description & Methods: The patient is a 44-year …