Letter to the Editor: Prophylactic stabilization for bone metastases, myeloma, or lymphoma: Do we need to protect the entire bone?

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To the Editor.We read the article by Alvi and Damron regarding the need for prophylactic stabilization of the whole bone in bone metastases, myeloma and lymphoma [1] with interest. It has long been stated that the whole bone should be protected, although there is unease regarding the cardio-pulmonary risks of prophylactic intramedullary fixation [2, 4, 51.