@article{4d036e36e6e84ddb8c443004809a1c53,
title = "Importance of Spinal Alignment in Primary and Metastatic Spine Tumors",
abstract = "Spinal alignment, particularly with respect to spinopelvic parameters, is highly correlated with morbidity and health-related quality-of-life outcomes. Although the importance of spinal alignment has been emphasized in the deformity literature, spinopelvic parameters have not been considered in the context of spine oncology. Because the aim of oncologic spine surgery is mostly palliative, consideration of spinopelvic parameters could improve postoperative outcomes in both the primary and metastatic tumor population by taking overall vertebral stability into account. This review highlights the relevance of focal and global spinal alignment, particularly related to spinopelvic parameters, in the treatment of spine tumors.",
keywords = "Alignment, Deformity, Patient outcomes, Spine oncology, Spinopelvic parameters, Tumor",
author = "Sankey, {Eric W.} and Christine Park and Howell, {Elizabeth P.} and Zach Pennington and Muhammad Abd-El-Barr and Karikari, {Isaac O.} and Schaffrey, {Christopher I.} and Gokaslan, {Ziya L} and Daniel Sciubba and Goodwin, {C. Rory}",
note = "Funding Information: Conflict of interest statement: E.W.S. receives a resident research grant from the North Carolina Spine Society . M.A.El-B. is a consultant for Spineology. I.O.K. is a consultant for Nuvasive and Depuy and receives a spine fellowship fund from NuVasive . C.I.S. holds patents with, receives royalties from, and is a consultant for Medtronic, Nuvasive, and Zimmer Biomet; is a stockholder in Nuvasive; consultant for K2M, Stryker, and In Vivo; and has received grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health , Department of Defense , ISSG , DePuy Synthes , and AOSpine . Z.L.G. has stock ownership in Spinal Kinetics and has previously received support from AOSpine International. D.S. is a consultant for Orthofix , Globus , K2M , Medtronic , Stryker , and Baxter . C.R.G. received grants from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, North Carolina Spine Society , and the NIH / NINDS K12 NRCDP Physician Scientist Award, Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. The other authors have no conflicts to declare. Funding Information: Conflict of interest statement: E.W.S. receives a resident research grant from the North Carolina Spine Society. M.A.El-B. is a consultant for Spineology. I.O.K. is a consultant for Nuvasive and Depuy and receives a spine fellowship fund from NuVasive. C.I.S. holds patents with, receives royalties from, and is a consultant for Medtronic, Nuvasive, and Zimmer Biomet; is a stockholder in Nuvasive; consultant for K2M, Stryker, and In Vivo; and has received grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Department of Defense, ISSG, DePuy Synthes, and AOSpine. Z.L.G. has stock ownership in Spinal Kinetics and has previously received support from AOSpine International. D.S. is a consultant for Orthofix, Globus, K2M, Medtronic, Stryker, and Baxter. C.R.G. received grants from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, North Carolina Spine Society, and the NIH/NINDS K12 NRCDP Physician Scientist Award, Robert Wood Johnson Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program. The other authors have no conflicts to declare. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2019",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.wneu.2019.08.161",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "132",
pages = "118--128",
journal = "World neurosurgery",
issn = "1878-8750",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
}