Todd Alamin
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Predictors of survival after surgical treatment of spinal metastasis.
Neurosurgery. 2011; (3): 674-81; discussion 681
Surgery for spinal metastasis is a palliative treatment aimed at improving patient quality of life by alleviating pain and reversing or delaying neurologic dysfunction, but with a mean survival time of less than 1 year and significant complication rates, appropriate patient selection is crucial.
