A Study of the Predictive Value of the Modified Tokuhashi Score in Metastatic Spinal Tumour Causing Cord Compression in a Southern Chinese Population

Introduction: It is generally agreed that operative intervention is beneficial in carefully selected groups of patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC). Tokuhashi et al have presented a preoperative scoring system to predict patient survival, which is widely used as a guideline for ma...

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Main Authors: Yuk-Nam Yeung, Ka-Kin Cheung, Tai-Chung Lam, Hung-On Cheng, Yuk-Yin Chow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210491713000602