Spinal instability secondary to metastatic cancer

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 570-577

  Galasko, C S B ^a   Norris, Heather E ^a   Crank, Stella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; BONE DESTRUCTION; BREAST CANCER; DISSEMINATED CANCER; INTRACTABLE PAIN; LAMINECTOMY; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 0034036812     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200004000-00012     Document Type: Review

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