Case Selection
Indication for intervention included (i) vertebral fracture
secondary to advanced cancer or its treatment (ii) with
clinically significant pain that affected quality of life and function(iii) that was refractory to optimized pharmacological treatment
or where radiotherapy was contra-indicated due to previous radiation or
extent of disease. Decision to intervene was reached following
discussion at the multidisciplinary tumor board involving clinical
oncology, surgery, radiation oncology, orthopedic surgery, and IR.