Prospective Cohort Study of Performance Status and Activities of Daily Living After Surgery for Spinal Metastasis.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study of performance status (PS) and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with spinal metastasis.

Objective: To identify the effect of spinal surgery on PS and ADL in patients with spinal metastasis.

Summary Of Background Data: Spinal metastasis causes severe neurological deficits, resulting in drastic loss of patients' PS and ADL.