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 …

Bones are the third most common location for solid tumor metastasis affecting up to 10% of
patients with solid tumors. When the spine is involved, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae are …

Although increasingly aggressive decompression and resection methods have resulted in
improved outcomes for patients with metastatic spine disease, these aggressive surgeries …

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 …

Background and Objective Metastasis to the spinal column is a common feature of primary
tumors of the breast, prostate, lung, and other organs. Surgical intervention can be …

Study design The study design of this paper is a systematic review of literature published in
the recent 10 years. Objective It is the objective of this paper to compare the clinical efficacy …

Study Design. A retrospective study was conducted. Objective. This study aims to compare
the perioperative outcomes of minimal invasive spine surgery (MISS) and traditional open …

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: This study was conducted to assess
the invasiveness, efficacy, and safety of minimally invasive spine stabilization (MISt) for …

Objective In this study, we aimed to compare the minimally invasive surgery (MIS)
instrumented fusion±decompression versus conventional open surgery (COS) instrumented …

Background Spinal metastases are present in approximately 20% of patients with cancer,
giving a risk for neurologic dysfunction and instability. In already frail patients, surgeons …