Does the posterior-only approach provide adequate treatment for cervical spine metastases with severe vertebral body compromise?
The posterior-only surgical approach can effectively addresses severe vertebral body compromise in cervical metastases, providing durable pain relief, neurological preservation, and stability with acceptable morbidity. Future studies should develop evidence-based algorithms integrating tumor characteristics and patient factors to guide surgical decisions in metastatic cervical spine disease.
Authors
- Weitao Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-6249)
- Zhehuang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7655-0645)
- Panhong Zhang
- Xiaoying Niu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6779-2602)
- Po Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1879-8888)
- Peng Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5536-0255)
- Suxia Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8639-7314)
- Jing Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5261-5731)
- Xu Liu
Institutions
- Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Henan Cancer Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-09127-x
- Primary Topic
- Management of metastatic bone disease
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00