A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines on surgical treatments for spinal metastasis

ConclusionMost of the guidelines do not provide clear criteria for surgical application and provide more of a basic framework. The level of evidence for these surgical recommendations ranges from LOE B to D, and almost all guidelines recommend vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, but for palliative and more aggressive surgery, which recommended to personalize specific surgical strategies with multidisciplinary collaboration.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research