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Posterior decompression and occipitocervical fixation followed by intraoperative vertebroplasty for metastatic involvement of the axis

BACKGROUND: Metastases to the upper cervical spine were rarely reported in the literature. However, metastases to this area may cause spinal instability and cord compression, which in turn can result in respiratory failure and neurological dysfunction. The present study investigated the efficacy and...

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Autores principales: Wu, Xinjie, Tan, Mingsheng, Qi, Yingna, Yi, Ping, Yang, Feng, Tang, Xiangsheng, Hao, Qingying
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5765715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29325524
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-018-1928-7