With significant advances in diagnostic imaging and systemic therapies for oncologic disease, spinal metastasis with neurological dysfunction and mechanical instability has become an indication for su...
Cancer
Type
Details
Surgical Spinal Decompression of Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression, Minimal Access Versus Open Surgery. A prospective Clinical Trial Purpose To investigate the effect of Robot-assisted Invasion-controlled Surgery compared with traditional-open surgery in the treatment of patients with metastatic spinalcord compression. Hypotheses The group of patient's receiving robot-assisted invasion-controlled surgery will have better improvement in quality after surgery compared to the group that will receive traditional open surgery. The robot-assisted invasion-controlled surgery group will have reduction in per-operative bleeding and less wound complications compered to the group of patients receiving open or traditional surgery.
Main benefits
General health
Additional benefits
Arm/hand function
Mental health and psychosocial factors
Pain
Good to know: Potential benefits are defined as outcomes that are being measured during and/or after the trial.
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