[Twenty-year record of osteosynthesis of bone metastases. Analyses of 300 cases].

The authors have analysed the results of 300 operations for metastases in bone carried out in the last 20 years. The best results were obtained where prosthetic replacement was possible, and where deposits in long bones were treated by closed intramedullary fixation. This type of surgery gives satisfactory, comfortable function and should be part of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of patients with cancer.