ArticleGlobal spine journal2025
Outcomes and Complications of Surgery for Symptomatic Spinal Metastases; a Comparison Between Patients Aged ≥ 70 and <70.
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- Predictive value of frailty indices for postoperative outcomes of metastatic spine tumor: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Pooled it
- Spinal metastases in geriatric patients: a retrospective single-center comparison of mortality and surgical outcomes following neurosurgical treatment.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Carbon-fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone instrumentation in metastatic spine tumor surgery: technical considerations and potential pitfalls to avoid.Asian spine journal · 2025Article
- Health- related quality of life after surgery for spinal metastases.Journal of bone oncology · 2025Article
- Patterns of Treatment Delay in Patients with Symptomatic Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression.Cancers · 2025Article
- Impact of the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score on Postoperative Prognosis in Patients with Metastatic Cancer of the Cervical Spine.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Determinants of Overall and Readmission-Free Survival in Patients with Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression.Cancers · 2024Article
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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort study.
objectivePhysicians may be deterred from operating on elderly patients due to fears of poorer outcomes and complications. We aimed to compare the outcomes of surgical treatment of spinal metastases patients aged ≥70-yrs and <70-yrs. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis is a retrospective study of patients surgically treated for metastatic epidural spinal cord compression and spinal instability between January-2005 to December-2021. Follow-up was till death or minimum 1-year post-surgery. Outcomes included post-operative neurological status, ambulatory status, medical and surgical complications. Two Sample
resultsWe identified 412 patients of which 29 (7.1%) patients were excluded due to loss to follow-up and previous surgical treatment. 79 (20.6%) were ≥70-yrs. Age ≥70-yrs patients had poorer ECOG scores (
conclusion≥70-yrs patients have comparable outcomes to <70-yr old patients with no significant increase in complication rates. Age should not be a determining factor in deciding surgical management of spinal metastases.
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