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    More help than harm: surgery for metastatic spinal cord compression is associated with more favorable overall survival within a propensity score analysis

    Indication for surgical decompression in metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is often based on prognostic scores such as the modified Bauer score (mBs), with favorable prognosis suggestive of surgery and...

    Lukas Leitner, Gerhard Bratschitsch, Anna Kostwein in European Spine Journal (2023)

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    Pedicle screw loosening is correlated to chronic subclinical deep implant infection: a retrospective database analysis

    Spinal fusion is used for treatment of spinal deformities, degeneration, infection, malignancy, and trauma. Reduction of motion enables osseous fusion and permanent stabilization of segments, compromised by lo...

    Lukas Leitner, Isabella Malaj, Patrick Sadoghi in European Spine Journal (2018)