Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate spine surgeons’ ability to estimate survival in patients with spinal metastases and whether survival estimates influence treatment recommendations. Methods: 60 Spine surgeons were asked a survival estimate and treatment recommendation in 12 cases. Intraclass correlation coefficients and descriptive statistics were used to evaluate variability, accuracy and association of survival estimates with treatment recommendation. Results: There was substantial variability in survival estimates amongst the spine surgeons. Survival was generally overestimated, and longer estimated survival seemed to lead to more invasive procedures. Conclusions: Prognostic models to estimate survival may aid surgeons treating patients with spinal metastases.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 134-139 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Orthopaedics |
Volume | 28 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- Bone metastasis
- Spine
- Survey
- Survival estimation