Study Design. Systematic review and modified Delphi technique. Objective. To use an
evidence-based medicine process using the best available literature and expert opinion …

With continued growth of the elderly population and improvements in cancer therapies, the
number of patients with symptomatic spinal metastases is likely to increase, and this is a …

Spinal metastases are becoming increasingly common because patients with metastatic
disease are living longer. The close proximity of the spinal cord to the vertebral column limits …

Object. The current North American experience with minimally invasive vertebro- and
kyphoplasty is largely limited to the treatment of benign osteoporotic compression fractures. The …

Purpose Standardized indications for treatment of tumor-related spinal instability are hampered
by the lack of a valid and reliable classification system. The objective of this study was to …

Object. The authors report data concerning the safety, effectiveness, and patterns of failure
obtained in a Phase I/II study of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for spinal metastatic …

Object En bloc resection with adequate margins is associated with the highest probability of
long-term tumor control or cure in most cases of primary sacral malignancies. The authors …

… Sahgal A Weinberg V Ma L , etal: Probabilities of radiation myelopathy specific to
stereotactic body radiation therapy to guide safe practice Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 85 …

Background Spinal stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is increasingly used to manage
spinal metastases, yet the technique's effectiveness in controlling the symptom burden of …

BACKGROUND: In this phase 1/2 study, the authors tested the hypothesis that single‐fraction
stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for previously unirradiated spinal metastases is a …