Journal of Spine

Tarek Aly

Publications

• Research Article
  Management of Vertebral Malignant Tumors: Clinical and Radiographic Study
  Author(s): Tarek AlyTarek Aly
  
  26 patients underwent decompression-stabilization procedures for their malignant spinal lesions. Fifteen were females and 11 males. Their average age was 60.6 years (range 18-73 years). These patients were classified according to extent of involvement of the spine. One column was involved in 1/26 (3.8%) case, two in 11/26 cases (42.3%) and three in 14/26 cases (53.8%). A posterior approach alone was done in 8/26 (30.8%) patients while a combined anterior and posterior approaches were done in 18/26 (69.2%) cases. A variety of posterior stabilization procedures were used. Out of 24 patients who were able to attend the follow-up 16 (66.7%) were able to walk, five (20.8%) were paraparetic, and 3 patients (12.5%) were paraplegic. Patients with combined approach showed higher percentage of neurologic improvement (62%) while patients with posterior approach showed only 35% improvement in the.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000190

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