Instability and impending instability of the thoracolumbar spine in patients with spinal metastases: A systematic review

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-12

  Weber, Michael H ^a   Burch, Shane ^b   Buckley, Jenny ^b   Schmidt, Meic H ^c   Fehlings, Michael G ^d   Vrionis, Frank D ^e   Fisher, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Instability; Spinal metasases; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEFECT; BONE DENSITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE METASTASIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 78650818239     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo-00000818     Document Type: Review

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