Are spine metastasis survival scoring systems outdated and do they underestimate life expectancy? Caution in surgical recommendation guidance
CONCLUSIONS: The use of prognostic scoring systems in the estimation of survival in patients with SPM has become obsolete and therefore underestimates survival. Surgical treatment decisions should no longer be based on survival estimations alone but must also take into account patient symptoms, spinal instability, and quality of life.PMID:34298515 | DOI:10.3171/2020.12.SPINE201741
Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Gaston Tabourel Louis-Marie Terrier Arnaud Dubory Joseph Cristini Louis-Rom ée Le Nail Ann-Rose Cook K évin Buffenoir Hugues Pascal-Moussellard Alexandre Carpentier Bertrand Mathon Aymeric Amelot Source Type: research
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