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Eleven patients with metastatic disease of the spine underwent anterior resection and stabilization with a new cancellous metal, keystone-shaped construct. Three are alive 1 year following surgery and seven at 6 months. One patient died postoperatively of pulmonary insufficiency. Ambulation was improved in all survivers. There was no dislocation of the construct.
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Waisbrod, H. Treatment of metastatic disease of the spine with anterior resection and stabilization by means of a new cancellous metal construct. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 107, 222–225 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00449672
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