Clinical results of multidisciplinary therapy including palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy for metastatic spinal tumor

Clinical results of multidisciplinary therapy including palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery and postoperative adjuvant therapy for metastatic spinal tumor

Abstract Background Surgeries performed for metastatic spinal tumor are mostly palliative and are controversial for patients with short life expectancy. We investigated whether palliative posterior spinal stabilization surgery with postoperative multidisciplinary therapy results in improvement of li...

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Main Authors: Hiroshi Uei, Yasuaki Tokuhashi, Masafumi Maseda, Masahiro Nakahashi, Hirokatsu Sawada, Enshi Nakayama, Hirotoki Soma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Subjects:
Spinal metastases
Palliative surgery
Tokuhashi score
Minimally invasive spine stabilization
Multidisciplinary therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-018-0735-z

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