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Int J Surg Oncol. 2011;2011:494381. doi: 10.1155/2011/494381. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Minimally invasive treatment of spinal metastases: techniques.

International journal of surgical oncology

Peter S Rose, Michelle J Clarke, Mark B Dekutoski

Affiliations

  1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

PMID: 22312512 PMCID: PMC3263674 DOI: 10.1155/2011/494381

Abstract

With improved treatments and increasingly life expectancy, the burden of metastatic disease in the spine is expected to rise. The role of conventional surgery for spinal metastases is well established but often involves procedures of large magnitude. We describe minimally invasive techniques for spinal stabilization and decompression in patients with symptomatic metastatic disease of the spine.

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