Open AccessTherapeutic Impact of Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation on Palliative Surgery for Metastatic Spine Tumors
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Uei,
Yasuaki Tokuhashi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_474_18
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , decompression , percutaneous , visual analogue scale
Percutaneous pedicle screw (PPS) fixation has been introduced into palliative surgery for metastatic spine tumors; however, the therapeutic effects of PPS on the outcomes of multidisciplinary treatment for such tumors are unclear. Therefore, the therapeutic impact of PPS was investigated among patients with metastatic spine tumors and with revised Tokuhashi scores of ≤8.