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ReviewGlobal spine journal2023

Surgical Management of the Metastatic Spine Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Algorithm.

Humaid Al Farii, Ahmed Aoude, Ahmed Al Shammasi, Jeremy Reynolds, Michael Weber

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Review in Global spine journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines on surgical treatments for spinal metastasis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Humaid Al FariiDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5620McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8813-1686
Ahmed AoudeDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5620McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Ahmed Al ShammasiDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5620McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Jeremy ReynoldsDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5620McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
Michael WeberDivision of Orthopaedic Surgery, 5620McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STUDY

designNarrative Review. The spine remains the most common site for bony metastasis. It is estimated that up to 70% of cancer patients harbor secondary spinal disease. And up to 10% will develop a clinically significant lesion. The last two decades have seen a substantial leap forward in the advancements of the management of spinal metastases. What once was a death sentence is now a manageable, even potentially treatable condition. With marked advancements in the surgical treatment and post-operative radiotherapy, a standardized approach to stratify and manage these patients is both prudent and now feasible.

objectivesThis article looks to examine the best available evidence in the stratification and surgical management of patients with spinal metastases. So the aim of this review is to offer a standardized approach for surgical management and surgical planning of patients with spinal metastases.

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PMID36514950
PMCPMC9972274

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