Pedicle Involvement Is Associated with Preoperative Neurological Deficit in Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression: A Single-Institution Cohort Study.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether pedicle involvement - tumor invasion of Weinstein-Boriani-Biagini (WBB) zones 3, 4, 9, or 10 - is associated with preoperative neurological deficit in metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC), and to compare early recovery between surgical approaches in this subgroup. METHODS Thirty-nin...