A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines on surgical treatments for spinal metastasis.
Wenlong YuDingbang ChenXing DingLiang QiaoLuosheng ZhangXin GaoYinjie YanWen MoJunming MaMeng-Chen YinPublished 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 (2024)
Most of the guidelines do not provide clear criteria for surgical application and provide more of a basic framework. The level of evidence for these surgical recommendations ranges from LOE B to D, and almost all guidelines recommend vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, but for palliative and more aggressive surgery, which recommended to personalize specific surgical strategies with multidisciplinary collaboration.