ArticleInternational journal of surgical oncology2011
Minimally Invasive Posterior Stabilization Improved Ambulation and Pain Scores in Patients with Plasmacytomas and/or Metastases of the Spine.
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- Management of Spinal Metastasis by Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: Surgical Principles and Indications-A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Outcome of Surgical Treatment for Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of Minimally Invasive Tubular Surgery with Conventional Surgery in the Treatment of Thoracolumbar Metastasis.Cancer management and research · 2021Article
- Clinical Therapy of Metastatic Spinal Tumors.Frontiers in surgery · 2021Review
- The clinical utility of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) system in spinal epidural metastases: a retrospective study.Spinal cord · 2020Article
- Impairment-driven cancer rehabilitation in patients with neoplastic spinal cord compression using minimally invasive spine stabilization.World journal of surgical oncology · 2020Article
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Strategies: Changing the Treatment of Spine Tumors.Neurosurgery clinics of North America · 2020Review
- Minimally Invasive Surgery without Decompression for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Spinal Metastasis with Epidural Spinal Cord Compression Grade 2.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2019Article
- Comparison between minimally invasive spine stabilization with and without posterior decompression for the management of spinal metastases: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2018Article
- Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Spine Stabilization for the Management of Metastatic Spinal Tumors Based on the Epidural Spinal Cord Compression Scale.BioMed research international · 2018Article
- Complications After Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation for the Treatment of Unstable Spinal Metastases.Annals of surgical oncology · 2016Observational
- Short-segment percutaneous pedicle screw fixation with cement augmentation for tumor-induced spinal instability.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2015Article
- Spine metastases: are minimally invasive surgical techniques living up to the hype?CNS oncology · 2015Article
- Minimally invasive percutaneous fixation techniques for metastatic spinal disease.Orthopaedic surgery · 2014Review
- Update on management of vertebral column tumors.CNS oncology · 2014Review
- [Indications and limitations of minimally invasive stabilization of metastatic spinal disease].Der Orthopade · 2013Article
- Postoperative outcomes of minimally invasive pedicle screw fixation for treatment of unstable pathologic neoplastic fractures.Journal of orthopaedicsArticle
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Abstract
Background. The incidence of spine metastasis is expected to increase as the population ages, and so is the number of palliative spinal procedures. Minimally invasive procedures are attractive options in that they offer the theoretical advantage of less morbidity. Purpose. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether minimally invasive posterior spinal instrumentation provided significant pain relief and improved function. Study Design. We compared pre- and postoperative pain scores as well as ambulatory status in a population of patients suffering from oncologic conditions in the spine. Patient Sample. A consecutive series of patients with spine tumors treated minimally invasively with stabilization were reviewed. Outcome Measures. Visual analog pain scale as well as pre- and postoperative ambulatory status were used as outcome measures. Methods. Twenty-four patients who underwent minimally invasive posterior spinal instrumentation for metastasis were retrospectively reviewed. Results. Seven (29%) patients were unable to ambulate secondary to pain and instability prior to surgery. All patients were ambulating within 2 to 3 days after having surgery (P = 0.01). The mean visual analog scale value for the preoperative patients was 2.8, and the mean postoperative value was 1.0 (P = 0.001). Conclusion. Minimally invasive posterior spinal instrumentation significantly improved pain and ambulatory status in this series.
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