More help than harm: surgery for metastatic spinal cord compression is associated with more favorable overall survival within a propensity score analysis.

Lukas LeitnerGerhard BratschitschAnna KostweinPatrick SadoghiMaria SmolleAndreas LeithnerFlorian Posch

Published in: 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 (2023)

This propensity score analysis corroborates the concept that spine surgery for MSCC associates with more favorable neurological and OS outcomes. Selected patients with poor prognosis might also benefit from surgery, suggesting that even those with low mBs may be considered for this intervention.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
spinal cord
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
randomized controlled trial
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
coronary artery disease
surgical site infection
blood brain barrier