Minimally Invasive Stabilization of Periacetabular Metastasis

Abstract

Metastatic bone disease to the pelvis can lead to lower quality of life and function secondary to pain. Historically, treatment was palliative with radiation therapy and chemotherapy used to reduce pain. The Harrington procedure and subsequent modifications improved pain and function. In the subset of patients with complications, this would delay potential life-prolonging interventions such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Percutaneous palliative pain procedures including ablation and cementoplasty have been developed by interventional radiology for pelvic lesions and have been shown to be safe and efficacious. Additionally, percutaneous methods of pelvic fracture fixation have been developed. Modern image guidance technologies have allowed an expanded multidisciplinary approach to pelvic metastatic disease in a minimally invasive fashion with combinations of ablation, internal fixation, and cementation to improve patient quality of life and outcomes with decreased morbidity and rapid return to radiation and systemic therapies.