Publications by authors named "Hua-Fei Liu"
Article Synopsis
- Elderly patients with Ewing sarcoma, particularly those over 40, face poor survival rates, and their outcomes are not well-documented.
- A study analyzed data from the National Cancer Institute's SEER database, including 162 patients, revealing a 5-year overall survival rate of 43.7% and cancer-specific survival rate of 47.9%.
- Key factors impacting survival included tumor stage, surgical intervention, and chemotherapy, while demographics and radiation treatment did not show significant effects, indicating that combined surgery and chemotherapy is recommended for better outcomes.
Objective: To explore the clinical effect of subtotal vertebrectomy, decompression and strut grafting in treating thoracolumbar burst fractures through posterolateral approach via posterior midline incision.
Methods: From May 2005 to July 2008, 14 patients with thoracolumbar burst fractures were treated with subtotal vertebrectomy, decompression and strut grafting through posterolateral approach via posterior midline incision. There were 9 males and 5 females, ranging in age from 24 to 68 years, with an average of 42.