Abstract
Many patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) have spinal instability but are determined, by their clinician, to be unsuitable for surgical internal fixation due to their advanced disease. Mobilisation may be hazardous in the presence of spinal instability as further vertebral collapse can occur. Current guidance on positioning (or mobilisation) and spinal bracing is contradictory.
Original language | English |
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Article number | CD007609 |
Journal | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- spinal cord
- mobilisation
- pain relief