SynthesisWorld journal of surgical oncology2015
Minimal access versus open spinal surgery in treating painful spine metastasis: a systematic review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and decision-making for metastatic spine tumors: WFNS spine committee recommendations.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- Review
- Hybrid Therapy with SBRT Target-Tailored Tumor Resection for High-Grade Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression (MESCC): Illustrative Case.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- When Would Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Not Be Preferable for Metastatic Spine Disease?International journal of spine surgery · 2024Article
- The Evolution of Minimally Invasive Spine Tumor Resection and Stabilization: From K-Wires to Navigated One-Step Screws.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Three-dimensional simulation/printing-assisted surgery for symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal cord compression of posterior column: efficacy assessment based on 2-year follow-up.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- An Updated Review on the Treatment Strategy for Spinal Metastasis from the Spine Surgeon's Perspective.Asian spine journal · 2022Article
- Assessing the accuracy of a new 3D2D registration algorithm based on a non-invasive skin marker model for navigated spine surgery.International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery · 2022Article
- Cement leakage in percutaneous vertebroplasty for spinal metastases: a retrospective study of risk factors and clinical outcomes.World journal of surgical oncology · 2022Article
- Spinal metastasis: narrative reviews of the current evidence and treatment modalities.The Journal of international medical research · 2022Review
- Effect of Minimally Invasive Spine Stabilization in Metastatic Spinal Tumors.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Vessel-Plasty Using Bone-Filling Mesh Container for Treatment of Malignant Severe Compression Fractures in Cervical Vertebrae.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Assessment of Surgical Procedural Time, Pedicle Screw Accuracy, and Clinician Radiation Exposure of a Novel Robotic Navigation System Compared With Conventional Open and Percutaneous Freehand Techniques: A Cadaveric Investigation.Global spine journal · 2020Article
- Treatment Strategy for Metastatic Spinal Tumors: A Narrative Review.Asian spine journal · 2020Article
- Treatment of spine metastases in cancer: a review.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Review
- Principles of Management of Spine Metastasis.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2020Review
- The Role of Minimal Access Surgery in the Treatment of Spinal Metastatic Tumors.Global spine journal · 2020Article
- Percutaneous Interventional Management of Spinal Metastasis.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2019Review
- Minimal Access Surgery for Spinal Metastases: Prospective Evaluation of a Treatment Algorithm Using Patient-Reported Outcomes.World neurosurgery · 2018Observational
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Abstract
STUDY
designThe study design of this paper is a systematic review of literature published in the recent 10 years.
objectiveIt is the objective of this paper to compare the clinical efficacy and safety of minimal access (MIS) spinal surgery and open spinal surgery for treating painful spine metastasis.
methodsTwo research questions below were determined through a consensus among a panel of spine experts. A systematic review of literature on spinal surgery was conducted by searching PubMed with a combination of keywords including "metastatic", "metastasis", "metastases", "spinal", and "spine". Independent reviewers selected the articles for analysis after screening the titles, abstracts, and full texts, then extracted data and graded the quality of each paper according to the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria. Specific clinical questions were as follows: 1. In patients with spine metastatic disease, what is the impact of different surgical approaches (MIS versus open) on pain relief and functional outcome? 2. In patients with metastatic disease, what is the impact of different surgical approaches (MIS versus open) on local recurrence, survive rate, and complication?
resultsA total of 1,076 abstracts were identified using various keywords. 5 prospective (level II) and 12 retrospective articles (level III) were eligible for inclusion, involving a total of 979 cases of spine metastasis. There were 345 cases in 8 studies regarding the clinical evaluation of MIS spinal surgery and 634 cases in 9 studies regarding the clinical evaluation of open spinal surgery for spine metastasis.
conclusionBoth open spinal surgery and MIS seem to achieve the improvement of pain and neurological dysfunction through decompression and stabilization for patients with spine metastasis, but open surgery may involve more major complications with a trend of lower survival rates and higher recurrence rates compared to MIS.
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