Video-assisted spinal cord decompression reduces surgical morbidity and speeds recovery in patients with metastasis.
McLain
Robert F
RF
The Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, and The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195, USA. mclainr@ccf.org
D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery