Seth Wilson

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...

1 month ago | thejns.org | Mark Damante |Seth Wilson |Jacob Ward |Kofi Mensah-Arhin

Keywords: spine oncology; CFR-PEEK; hardware failure; spinal fusionSpinal neoplasms, both primary and metastatic, cause significant morbidity and mortality for patients. Indications, technique, and technology for surgical intervention in spine oncology has developed rapidly over the past 2 decades.1–3 Concurrently, advances in systemic therapy and radiation therapy (RT) have substantially improved patient survival, thus testing the durability of instrumentation.