Spine metastases affect more than 70% of terminal cancer patients that eventually suffer
from severe pain and neurological symptoms. Nevertheless, in the overwhelming majority of …

Study Design: A broad narrative review. Objectives: The objective of this article is to provide
a technical review of spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) planning and delivery …

Purpose Although surgery is used increasingly as a strategy to complement treatment with
radiation and chemotherapy in patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression …

Background Postoperative infection associated with implants remains a serious
complication in orthopedic surgery. Several biomaterial surface treatments have been …

Objective. To compare the outcomes of minimal invasive surgery (MIS) and conventional
open surgery for spinal metastasis patients. Summary of Background Data. There is lack of …

One of the major determinants of surgical candidacy in patients with symptomatic spinal
metastases is the ability of the patient to tolerate the procedure-associated morbidity. In …

The incidence of symptomatic spinal metastasis has increased due to treatment
improvements and longer patient survival. More patients with spinal tumors are choosing …

Abstract Background Context Postoperative morbidity may offset the potential benefits of
surgical treatment for spine metastatic disease; hence, risk factors for postoperative …

Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Summary of Background Data: Minimally invasive
spinal surgery (MISS) has been gaining recognition in patients with metastatic spine disease …

Abstract Background Context Neoplastic spinal instability is movement-related pain or
neurologic compromise under physiologic loads with the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score …