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General Orthopaedics

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF LUMBOSACRAL SPINAL METASTASIS: SINGLE-CENTRE EXPERIENCE

The Canadian Orthopaedic Association (COA) and The International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies (ICORS) Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 2019.



Abstract

Spinal metastases are seen in 10–30% of cancer patients. Twenty percent of these metastases occur in the lumbo-sacral spine. Lumbo-sacral spine has different mechanical properties and encloses the cauda equina. Few studies took interest in this spinal segment. The objective of this study is to evaluate prognostic factors of lumbo-sacral spinal metastasis treated in our center.

We retrospectively reviewed 376 patients who were operated in our center from 2010 to 2018. Eighty-nine patients presented lumbo-sacral metastases and thus were included. Data collected included age, smoking, tumor histology, American spinal injury association (ASIA) score, modified Tokuhashi score, modified Bauer score, ambulation status and adjuvant treatment.

The mean population age was 60.9 years old (35–85). The tumor histology was predominantly lung (19 patients, 21.3%), breast (13 patients, 14.6%), kidney (11 patients, 12.4%) and prostate (9 patients 10.1%). Twenty-two patients (24.7%) were unable to walk preoperatively. Seventy-nine patients (88.8%) underwent a posterior open approach with corpectomy in 65 patients (73%). Eighteen patients regained ambulation post-operatively (81.8%). The mean survival was 24.03 months (CI95% 17,38–30,67, Range 0–90) and the median of survival was 9 months (CI95% 4.38–13.62). Better preoperative ASIA score had a significant favorable effect (p=0.03) on survival. Patients who regained their ability to walk had better survival (25.1 months (CI95% 18.2–32) VS 0.5 months (CI95% 0–1.1). Postoperative radiotherapy had a benefic effect on survival (p=0.019): Survival Increased from 10.5 months (CI95% 2.4–18.7) to 27.6 months (CI95% 19.5–35.8). The modified Tokuhashi and the modified Bauer scores underestimated the survival of the patients with lumbosacral metastases.

Lumbosacral spinal metastases has better survival than expected by Tokuhashi and Bauer score. Surgical procedure have an important impact on survival and the ability to walk.


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