Fig. 1From: Comparison between minimally invasive spine stabilization with and without posterior decompression for the management of spinal metastases: a retrospective cohort studyKaplan-Meier survival curves for patients with metastatic spinal tumor treated with minimally invasive spine stabilization without (group A) and with (group B) decompression. The median survival times were 12.0 months (95% confidence interval, 12.6–24.8) in group A and 6.0 months (95% confidence interval, 6.0–16.6) in group B, with no significant difference between the groups (P = 0.09)Back to article page