The Oswestry Spinal Risk Index (OSRI): an external validation study

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 252 - 256
• Main Authors: Fleming, Christina, Baker, Joseph F., O’Neill, Shane C., Rowan, Fiachra E., Byrne, Damien P., Synnott, Keith
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - mortality; Adenocarcinoma - secondary; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms - pathology; Databases, Factual; Decision Support Techniques; Female; Humans; Karnofsky Performance Status; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Prognosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology; Risk Assessment; Spinal Neoplasms - mortality; Spinal Neoplasms - secondary; Surgical Orthopedics; Survival Rate; Oswestry Spinal Risk Index; Scoring system; Metastasis

Purpose The Oswestry Spinal Risk Index (OSRI) was recently reported as an adjunct in the management of metastatic spinal disease. Based on the tumour type and a general condition score, survivorship is predicted. We aimed to externally validate this new score. Methods We assessed the survivorship of...