P49. Treatment preferences for patients with metastatic spine disease with indeterminate spinal instability neoplastic scores (SINS 7-12)

As the survival of cancer patients increases, so has the incidence of metastatic spine disease (MSD). While surgical stabilization has demonstrated improved outcomes for some patients, there is also increased perioperative morbidity. The Spine Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) assigns values to clinical and radiographic findings, providing recommendations for surgical stabilization. Scores12 are best treated with surgical stabilization.

Source: The Spine Journal - August 23, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Anthony Catanzano, Brian Dial, Todd F. Alamin, Sigurd H. Berven, Robert A. Hart, C. Rory Goodwin, Sergio Mendoza-Lattes Source Type: research