Local control and vertebral compression fractures following stereotactic body radiotherapy for spine metastases

Ozdemir, Yurday; Torun, Nese; Guler, Ozan; Yildirim, Berna; Besen, Ali; Yetisken, Aylin; Onal, H.; Topkan, Erkan

doi:10.1016/j.jbo.2019.100218

Local control and vertebral compression fractures following stereotactic body radiotherapy for spine metastases

Ozdemir Y., Torun N., Guler O. C. , Yildirim B. A. , Besen A. A. , Yetisken A. G. , ...More

JOURNAL OF BONE ONCOLOGY, vol.15, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 15
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jbo.2019.100218
Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF BONE ONCOLOGY

Abstract

Purpose: We aimed to retrospectively assess the incidence of vertebral compression fractures (VCF), examine clinicopathologic factors potentially associated with VCF, and evaluate treatment response in patients who received stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for spine metastases (spMets).