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Surgical details
| Surgical details | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Type of surgery | |
| Percutaneous vertebroplasty | 7 (7) |
| Decompression w/o fixation | 24 (22) |
| Decompression with fixation | 22 (21) |
| Partial corpectomy | 12 (11) |
| Complete corpectomy | 40 (38) |
| En bloc resection | 1 (1) |
| Approach | |
| Posterior | 86 (81) |
| Anterior | 11 (10) |
| Combined | 9 (9) |
| Means of stabilizationa | |
| No additional stabilization | 24 (24) |
| Pedicle screws/rods | 30 (30) |
| Cage with additional fixation | 45 (46) |
aPatients treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty excluded
