Anas Bardeesi

1 month ago | thejns.org | Anas Bardeesi |Seth Wilson |Jacob Ward |Mark Damante

Keywords: short segment; cement augmentation; carbon fiber–reinforced polyetheretherketone; hardware failure; spine oncology; spinal metastases; instrumentation Metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) remains a burden affecting cancer patients with an estimated prevalence of 5%–10%.1,2 Despite differences in survival rates depending on the primary cancer type, the overall prognosis of cancer patients with MESCC is poor, with a median overall survival of 3–4 months.2,3 Management...