Proximal femoral metastatic disease is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients.protecting the entire femur using long nail or long femoral stem was hypothesized to prevent future fracture.However we believe that long stem isn't always necessary and won't decrease the complication rate.noting it's increased complication rate in this high risk patient category .
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MSTS score
Timeframe: Implant-specific differences in postoperative functional outcomes will be determined and compared throughout the study period at different time points(preoperative, postoperative at one month, six months and one year)
survival
Timeframe: Implant-specific differences in survival will be determined and compared throughout the study period at different time points(preoperative, postoperative at one month, six months and one year)