[Orthopedic surgery for long bone metastases]

Orthopedic surgery is an important part in the treatment of metastatic bone disease of urologic cancers. It integrates in with the multidisciplinary care focused on the improvement of the patient's comfort and autonomy. The long bones affect presents a grave fractural risk that is sometimes difficult to evaluate. There are several different therapeutic possibilities: prophylactic internal fixation, stabilisation of pathologic fracture, orthopedic cement filling, resection arthroplasty and en bloc resection. The choice of surgical treatment stresses the survival and functional risk of the metastasis. From palliative to curative, surgical treatment is evolving with the use of newer chemotherapies.