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Table 4 Sites of bone metastasis

From: Atypical femoral fracture in patients with bone metastasis receiving denosumab therapy: a retrospective study and systematic review

 

Number of patients

Site of bone metastasis

n = 277 (%)

Cervical vertebra

53 (19)

Thoracic vertebra

123 (44)

Lumbar vertebra

115 (42)

Sacral bone

38 (14)

Costal bone

77 (28)

Sternum

43 (16)

Pelvis

100 (36)

Femur

41 (15)

Humerus

19 (7)

Scapula

21 (8)

Cranium

14 (5)

Others

14 (5)