title: Commentary: Spinal instrumentation for mechanical radiculopathy secondary to lumbar metastases.
abstract: Moliterno J, Veselis CA, Hershey MA, et al. Improvement in pain after lumbar surgery in cancer patients with mechanical radiculopathy. Spine J 2014;14:2434-9 (in this issue).
authors.affiliation: The Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Mohamad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bydon
authors.affiliation: The Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De la Garza-Ramos
authors.affiliation: The Spinal Column Biomechanics and Surgical Outcomes Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe St, Meyer 7-113, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: zgokasl1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Ziya L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gokaslan
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000601:surgery*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*