Clinical Results of Minimally Invasive Spine Stabilization for the Management of Metastatic Spinal Tumors Based on the Epidural Spinal Cord Compression Scale.
Hiroshi UeiYasuaki TokuhashiMasafumi MasedaMasahiro NakahashiHirokatsu SawadaKoji MatsumotoHiroyuki MiyakataHirotoki SomaPublished in: BioMed research international (2018)
No significant difference was noted in the postoperative survival time between the 2 groups. Patients in the ESCCS 2 or milder group had favorable neurological improvement, higher rates of chemotherapy, better postoperative ADL, and the higher rate of discharge to home.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- spinal cord injury
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- healthcare
- neuropathic pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- radiation therapy
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- free survival