Multidisciplinary management of vertebral metastases identification of standardized surgical guidelines

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/558418

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The spine is the commonest site of cancer spread to the skeleton and often leads to severe pain and paralysis. Recent advances in surgical techniques enable removal and reconstruction of all tumours of the spine. However, surgery remains controversial because of the need to weigh up the patient’s estimated length of survival with the risks of surgery. Our aims are to develop clear guidelines on which patients to perform surgery on, and what type of surgery to perform.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $358,604.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Surgery

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer | spine | surgery | vertebral metastases

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