Patient-specific 3D-Printed PEEK implants for spinal tumor surgery.

Aims & Objectives: This study evaluates the feasibility and clinical outcomes of using 3D-printed polyetheretherketone (PEEK) patient-specific implants (PSI) for vertebral body replacement (VBR) in patients with spinal tumors. The research question focuses on postoperative results, implant integration, and complications over a 12-month period.

Methods: A single-center, retrospective case series analyzed five patients who underwent spinal reconstruction after tumor resection using PEEK 3D VBR between April 2022 and June 2023.

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Russian version of the Spine Oncology Study Group Outcomes Questionnaire (SOSGOQ2.0).

Objective: The most validated health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) questionnaire specific to the metastatic spine cancer population is the Spine Oncology Study Group Outcomes Questionnaire version 2 (SOSGOQ2.0). The purpose of this study was to translate and validate a Russian version of the SOSGOQ2.

Conditional survival after surgery for metastatic tumors of the spine: does prognosis change over time?

Purpose: Conditional survival (CS) provides a dynamic prediction of patient survival by incorporating the time an individual has already survived given their disease specific characteristics. The objective of the current study was to estimate CS among patients after surgery for spinal cord compression or spinal instability, as well as stratify CS according to relevant patient- and disease-related characteristics.

Methods: The clinical outcomes of 361 patients undergoing surgical management of metastatic spinal tumors were retrospectively analyzed.

Reliability and Validity of Adapted Russian Version of Hospital for Special Surgery Lumbar Spine Surgery Expectations Survey.

Patients' expectations are an important determinant in their decision to undergo lumbar spinal surgery-particularly their expectations of recovery after surgery. The Hospital for Special Surgery Lumbar Spine Surgery Expectations Survey (HSS-LSSES) is one tool used to assess this; however, the original version was only available in English. We sought to evaluate the reliability and validity of a translated and adapted Russian-language version of the HSS-LSSES.

Hardware Failure in Spinal Tumor Surgery: A Hallmark of Longer Survival?

Objective: Instrumentation failure in spine tumor surgery is a common reason for revision operation. Increases in patient survival demand a better understanding of the hardware longevity. The study objective was to investigate risk factors for instrumentation failure requiring revision surgery in patients with spinal tumors.

Comparison of prognostic scales for patients with metastatic spine disease.

This is one-centre retrospective study with the aim to identify the scale, which provides the most accurate prediction of life expectancy in patients with metastatic lesions in spine. A retrospective analysis of clinical data of 138 patients with metastatic spinal tumors. Patients underwent spinal cord decompression and instrumented stabilization of affected area.

Metastasectomy and Targeted Therapy for Patients With Spinal Metastases of Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an aggressive malignant disease that frequently metastasizes to the spine. The main purpose of our study is to evaluate the influence of surgery as well as targeted therapy on the survival of patients with RCC metastases of the spine.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study.

Preoperative embolization and local hemostatic agents in palliative decompression surgery for spinal metastases of renal cell carcinoma.

Background: Intraoperative hemorrhage can sometimes be massive in patients with spinal metastasis of renal cell carcinoma (MRCC). Preoperative embolization and local hemostatic agents are routinely use in spinal tumor surgery, but there have been no comparisons between these methods. This report compares the efficiency of various methods of bleeding control and their influence on outcome and survival after decompression procedures for MRCC.

Spinal deformity in elderly patients: comparison of two distal termination sites of lumbar curve fusion.

Purpose: This report compares the clinical, radiographic, and functional outcomes of fusion from thoracolumbar region terminating at L5 or at sacrum and pelvis in elderly patients with spinal deformity.

Methods: Ninety-four elderly patients who underwent spinal deformity surgery at our institution were evaluated. Patients were divided into two groups.

Risk factors for adjacent segment disease development after lumbar fusion.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: To identify factors which may be important in the occurrence of symptomatic adjacent segment disease (ASD) after lumbar fusion.

Overview Of Literature: Many reports have been published about the risk factors for ASD after lumbar fusion.