Musculoskeletal Key

8 Vertebral Augmentation for Metastatic Disease Ehud Mendel, Eric C. Bourekas, and Paul Porensky   Introduction Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is an effective and relatively facile intervention that can achieve both…

9 Surgical Complications and Their Avoidance Michelle J. Clarke   Introduction Operative treatment of metastatic spine disease is palliative and targeted to improve health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Surgical treatment…

5 Region-Specific Approaches Ioan Adrian Lina, Patricia L. Zadnik, and Daniel M. Sciubba   Introduction The spine is the third most common location of secondary metastases, after the lung and…

1 Evaluation and Decision Making for Metastatic Spinal Tumors Yan Michael Li, Michael S. Dirks, Claudio E. Tatsui, and Laurence D. Rhines   Introduction Every year, more than 1.6 million…

3 Major Complications Associated with Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy for Spinal Metastasis Simon S. Lo, Arjun Sahgal, and Eric L. Chang   Introduction During the past decade stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR),…

6 Spinal Reconstruction and Fixation/Fusion Rajiv Saigal and Dean Chou   Introduction Surgery for metastatic spinal tumors was once a controversial topic, due to meager outcomes from decompressive laminectomy and…

4 En Bloc Resection in the Treatment of Spinal Metastases: Technique and Indications Ilya Laufer, Jean-Paul Wolinsky, and Mark H. Bilsky   Introduction The principles of primary musculoskeletal tumor excision…

2 Neoplastic Spinal Instability Daryl R. Fourney and Charles G. Fisher   Introduction Restoration or maintenance of spinal stability is an important objective in the surgical treatment of spinal metastasis,…