Laminectomy plus radiotherapy vs radiotherapy
Reduced use of analgesics · adults with metastatic extradural spinal cord compression (single lesion, no prior radiotherapy, fit for surgery)
It is very uncertain whether laminectomy plus radiotherapy changes reduction in analgesic use compared with radiotherapy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.88 [0.42, 1.81]1 study · 26 participantsVery low