Biochemical Variables are Predictive for Patient Survival after Surgery for Skeletal Metastasis. A Prediction Model Development and External Validation Study
RESEARCH ARTICLE Biochemical Variables are Predictive for Patient Survival after Surgery for Skeletal Metastasis. A Prediction Model Development and External Validation Study Michala Skovlund Sørensen, Elizabeth C. Silvius, Saniya Khullar, Klaus Hindsø, Jonathan A. Forsberg and Michael Mørk Petersen Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Musculoskeletal Tumor Section Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, København, Denmark DecisionQ, Inc. Washington, D.C., US Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatric Orthopedics Section Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, København, Denmark Orthopaedics, USU-Walter Reed Department of Surgery, Bethesda, MD, USA Division of Orthopaedic Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA