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Validation of nine prognostic models in patients with bone metastases undergoing surgery.

Maria A Smolle1, Philip Elmer2, Florian A Wenzl3,4,5,6

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036, Graz, Austria. maria.smolle@medunigraz.at.

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
|August 12, 2025

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Summary
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Established prediction models show helpful performance for mortality in patients with bone metastases. Models by Sorensen et al. and Janssen et al. demonstrated strong predictive capabilities in spine and extremity cases.

Keywords:
Bone metastasisExtremity metastasisOutcomePrognostic scoring modelSpine metastasis

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Area of Science:

  • Oncology
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Patients with spine and extremity bone metastases often have poor prognoses.
  • Accurate mortality prediction is crucial for treatment planning and patient counseling.
  • Existing prognostic models require evaluation for their effectiveness in specific patient subgroups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the prognostic performance of established models for mortality prediction in patients with spine and extremity bone metastases.
  • To evaluate model performance in clinically relevant subgroups (spine vs. extremity).
  • To identify key patient characteristics influencing mortality prediction.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 526 patients undergoing surgery for bone metastases (May 2000 - April 2022).
  • Evaluation of nine prognostic models using Cox and logistic regression.
  • Performance metrics included Harrell's c-statistic, Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve (AUC ROC), and Brier score.

    • Main Results:

    • Sorensen et al. (AUC 12 months 0.834) and Janssen et al. (c-index 0.711) models showed the highest discriminatory performance in the overall cohort.
    • These models also performed best in the spine subgroup.
    • Hemoglobin levels and primary tumor histology were significant predictors of mortality across subgroups.

    Conclusions:

    • The models by Sorensen et al. and Janssen et al. demonstrate valuable predictive performance for surgically treated patients with extremity and spine bone metastases.
    • Further validation in conservatively treated patients is recommended due to the study's focus on surgical cohorts.