Khaled Dibs, Benjin Facer, Prasath Mageswaran, Raju Raval, Evan Thomas, Emile Gogineni, Sasha Beyer, Jeff Pan, Brett Klamer, Ahmet Ayan, Eric Bourekas, Daniel Boulter, Nicholas Fetko, Eric Cochran, Ian Zoller, Vikram Chakravarthy, Esmerina Tili, J Bradley Elder, Russel Lonser, Ahmed Elguindy, Soheil Soghrati, William Marras, John Grecula, Arnab Chakravarti, Joshua Palmer, Dukagjin M Blakaj
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a common, but serious toxicity of spinal stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Several variables that place patients at high risk of VCF have previously been identified, including advanced Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS), a widely adopted clinical decision criterion to assess spinal instability. We examine the role of tumoral endplate (EP) disruption in the risk of VCF and attempt to incorporate it into a simple risk stratification system...
October 30, 2023: Neurosurgery