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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2021

Clinical effectiveness of percutaneous vertebroplasty in conjunction with postoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of spinal metastases.

Miaoman Lin, Mingjia Qu, Wei Huang, Tao Liu, Ruimeng Duan, Yashuai Yuan, Junxiao Gao, Meng Zhang, Xiaobing Yu

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A nomogram for predicting residual low back pain after percutaneous kyphoplasty in osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Miaoman Lin *Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Mingjia Qu *Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Wei HuangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Tao LiuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Ruimeng DuanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Yashuai YuanDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Junxiao GaoDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Meng ZhangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China.
Xiaobing YuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, No. 6 Jiefang Street, Dalian, 116001, Liaoning Province, China. yuxiaobing1976@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3777-335X
Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the clinical effects of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) combined with postoperative radiotherapy (RT) in the treatment of spinal metastases.

methodsNine patients (4 males and 5 females, mean age 59.56 years) with painful pathologic compression vertebral fractures caused by metastatic cancers of the spine (5 thoracic levels, 8 lumbar levels) were admitted to our hospital between July 17, 2016 and September 25, 2018. All patients were treated with PVP via bilateral pedicle approach combined with postoperative RT to treat metastatic lesions of the centrum. The clinical records of the patients were retrospectively analyzed. Patients' demographic features and medical conditions including the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Imageology data were observed.

resultsPatients' mean VAS scores decreased from 8.67 ± 0.50 preoperatively to 1.78 ± 0.83 at 6 months after PVP. Moreover, the mean ODI score decreased from 74.07 ± 13.15 preoperatively to 31.87 ± 10.00 at 6 months after PVP. Significant improvement in the degree of pain and dysfunction among the enrolled patients were observed. Furthermore, the metastatic carcinoma lesion within the vertebral body was well controlled according to imaging.

conclusionPVP in conjunction with postoperative RT is a good treatment strategy for vertebral compression fractures caused by metastases.

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AdultAgedFemaleFractures, CompressionHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative CareRetrospective StudiesSpinal FracturesSpinal NeoplasmsVertebroplastyBone cementCancerPVPRadiotherapySCLCSpinal metastases

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PMID32876746
PMCPMC11942607
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