• Spine · Jun 2021

    Spine Metastasis in Elderly: Encouraging Results for Better Survival.

    • Quentin Beaufort, Louis-Marie Terrier, Arnaud Dubory, Louis-Romée Le Nail, Ann-Rose Cook, Joseph Cristini, Kévin Buffenoir, Hugues Pascal-Moussellard, Alexandre Carpentier, Bertrand Mathon, and Aymeric Amelot.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, CHRU de Tours, Tours, France.
    • Spine. 2021 Jun 1; 46 (11): 751759751-759.

    AbstractThe incidence of spinal metastasis (SpM) is increasing, and life expectancy for patients with malignancy is also rising. The "elderly" represent a population with steady growth in SpM proportion. Bracing is associated with lower survival. We believe that surgery should be considered, regardless of the patient's age.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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