Over the past several decades, there has been an upward trend in the total number of spinal
fusion procedures worldwide. Advanced spinal fusion techniques with or without internal …

Background Back pain has many causes. In Germany, about 70% of adults have at least one
episode of back pain per year. Methods This review is based on a selective literature search …

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 …

Introduction Management of metastatic spine disease is quite complex. Advances in
research have allowed surgeons and physicians to better provide chemotherapeutic agents …

Background The treatment of epidural spinal cord compression due to metastatic cancer
represents an important clinical challenge. The NOMS (neurologic, oncologic, mechanical …

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 …

Spinal metastasis is a common issue causing significant pain and disability in cancer
patients. A multidisciplinary approach consisting of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and …

Skeletal metastasis is a common cause of severe morbidity, reduction in quality of life (QOL)
and often early mortality. Its prevalence is rising due to a higher rate of diagnosis, better …

Metastatic spinal tumors are common, and their rising incidence can be attributed to the
expanding aging population and increased survival rates among cancer patients. The …

Objectives To describe a new technique to obtain minimally invasive but efficient vertebral
body (VB) reconstruction, augmentation, and stabilization in severe osteoporotic and …