Spinal metastases are the most frequently encountered spinal tumour and can affect up to
50% of cancer patients. Both the incidence and prevalence of metastases are thought to be …

Background Cancers that metastasize to the spine and primary cancers such as multiple
myeloma can result in vertebral compression fractures or instability. Conservative strategies …

Background. Spinal metastases frequently arise in patients with cancer. Modern oncology
provides numerous treatment options that include effective systemic, radiation, and surgical …

Object The aim of this study was to identify potential risk factors for and determine the rate of
vertebral compression fracture (VCF) after intensity-modulated, near-simultaneous, CT …

Primary malignant tumors of the spine account for less than 5% of primary bone tumors.
Data from the SEER program suggest that the most common bone sarcomas are …

Study Design. Systematic review of the literature. Objective. Should cement augmentation
procedures such as vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty be used in patients with painful …

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PV) and kyphoplasty (PK) are the 2 vertebral augmentation
procedures that have emerged as minimally invasive surgical options to treat painful …

DECISION MAKING FOR SPINAL METASTASES The treatment of spinal metastases is
palliative with the goals of improving or maintaining neurologic function, achieving local …

Spinal metastases are found in most patients who die of cancer. The number of patients with
symptomatic spinal metastases likely will increase as therapy for the primary disease …

Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are relatively new techniques used to treat painful vertebral
compression fractures (VCFs). Vertebroplasty is the injection of bone cement, generally …