The significance of spinal fixation in palliative surgery for spinal metastases.

Related Articles The significance of spinal fixation in palliative surgery for spinal metastases. J Clin Neurosci. 2018 Feb;48:163-167 Authors: Sugita S, Hozumi T, Yamakawa K, Goto T Abstract The purpose of this study is to assess appropriate fixation methods for surgical spinal stabilization for spinal metastases. 191 patients who underwent spine surgery for spinal metastases are included in this study. The surgeries included 1) posterior decompression only (29), 2) posterior decompression and fixation (153), and 3) decompression and circumferential fixation (9). We evaluated and compared all cases based upon 1) use of fixation, 2) number of levels included in the…
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