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Instrumented Fusion after Spinal Cord Tumor Resection

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The indications for concomitant instrumented fusion after intradural spinal cord tumor resection is a topic that is not routinely covered when discussing the concepts of spinal biomechanics. While there is a fair amount of evidence supporting restoration or maintenance of the posterior tension band in the pediatric population after laminectomy, similar evidence is lacking in the adult population. Performing a laminectomy at 3+ levels or at a junctional level, >50% unilateral or bilateral facetectomy, C2 laminectomy, previous deformity (such as kyphosis in the cervical spine), persistence of deformity after 1 year of the original surgery, and operating on the “younger adult population” (33 +/− 4.2 years), appear to be the general indications for supplemental spinal fusion based on retrospective analyses of various case illustrations.

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Galgano, M.A., Fridley, J.S., Gokaslan, Z.L. (2019). Instrumented Fusion after Spinal Cord Tumor Resection. In: Arnautović, K.I., Gokaslan, Z.L. (eds) Spinal Cord Tumors. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99438-3_23

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