AB049. Surgery for symptomatic spinal metastases—when, what and how?
Surgery for symptomatic spinal metastases plays a vital role in preserving the quality of life of the patients. Patients with preoperative motor power of 3/5, spastic tone, and features of mechanical back pain alone have good ambulatory outcomes post-spine surgery.
Authors
- Vijay Sundar Ilangovan
Institutions
- Cancer Institute (WIA) (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chinese Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21037/cco-24-ab049
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00