Labels:book | bulletin board | earth | vegetarianism | window OCR: TABLE 49.2-3. Results of Therapy for Epidural Cord Compression Patients Patients Total Ambulatory Ambulator Treatment Patients Before Treatment After Treatment Reference Laminectomy 105 31 (29%) 36 (34%) Radiotherapy alone 202 109 52% 158 76%) Laminectomy and 127 68 (53% 119 (89%) 41 Vertebral body resectiont 101 55% (78%) 88 Selective surgery 140 89, 90 Vertebral resection 108 (43%) (84%) Laminectomy 18% 50% Collected data from various published series describing heterogeneous group of malignant tumors Includes only patients with vertebral body involvement Radiotherapy addition to surgery most patients. Selection of surgical approach was based on site of spinal involvement Lamnectomy
