Incidence and Predictors of Hardware Failure After Instrumentation for Spine Metastasis: A Single-Institutional Series

World Neurosurgery
Michael LongoReza Yassari

Abstract

We report a retrospective analysis of hardware failure in patients requiring instrumentation for spinal metastasis. In a retrospective study at a single institution, we identified 58 patients who underwent spinal instrumentation for metastasis from 2012 to 2018. Hardware failure was defined as screw pullout/loosening, cage migration, progressive kyphosis, or an otherwise-noticeable instrumentation deficit detectable on imaging. Risk factors for hardware failure with a P < 0.05 in in univariate were included in multivariate logistic regression models controlled for age, sex, and previously identified risk factors for hardware failure. In total, 58 patients required instrumentation for metastatic spine disease. Median age was 60.2 years (interquartile range 49.0-66.3), 38 patients (65.5%) were male, and median follow-up was 8.1 months (interquartile range 3.1-20.7). Eight patients (13.8%) developed signs of hardware failure during follow-up, of whom 2 patients (3.4%) underwent operative revision. In univariate analysis, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status >2 (P = 0.049) and multiple myeloma lesions (P = 0.010) were significant predictors of failure. Both factors maintained significance in a multivariate logistic...Continue Reading

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Jan 30, 2021·Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine·Timothy J YeeNicholas J Szerlip

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