Management of Metastatic Spine Disease With Spinal Cord Compression

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Dr. Sciubba is a Resident, Dr. Witham is Assistant Professor, and Dr. Gokaslan is Donlin M. Long Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Meyer 8-161, Baltimore, MD 21287; E-mail: [email protected]. Dr. Sciubba and Dr. Witham have disclosed that they have no significant relationships with or financial interests in any commercial organizations pertaining to this educational activity. Dr. Gokaslan has disclosed that he is/was the recipient of grant/research support from Synthes and DePuy, is/was a stock shareholder in US Spine and Spinal Kinetics, and is/was a member of the Trustee Council and Executive Committee of AO North America. All faculty and staff in a position to control the content of this CME activity have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with, or financial interests in, any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity. Lippincott CME Institute, Inc., has identified and resolved all faculty and staff conflicts of interest regarding this educational activity. This article was published originally in Neurosurg Q 2007;17(1):40–47. From the Editor: I am very pleased to announce that retroactive to Volume 25, Issue 1, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons attests that this educational activity has been recognized for co-sponsored/endorsement for 1.5 Category 1 CME credits of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons' Continuing Education Award in Neurosurgery. Category: Spine