Accuracy and precision of the spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) for predicting vertebral compression fractures after radiotherapy in spinal metastases: a meta-analysis

Abstract Radiotherapy has played an important role in the treatment of spinal metastases. One of the major complications of radiotherapy is vertebral compression fracture (VCF). Although the spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) was developed for evaluating spinal instability in patients with s...

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Main Authors: Young Rak Kim, Chang-Hyun Lee, Seung Heon Yang, Seung-Jae Hyun, Chi Heon Kim, Sung Bae Park, Ki-Jeong Kim, Chun Kee Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84975-3