Surgical treatment of senile spinal diseases

Advanced age is a well-known risk factor for spinal surgery-related complications. Decisions on spine surgery in the elderly are difficult due to higher morbidity and mortality than younger groups. In addition, kind of ‘functional surgery’ which does not directly affect survival patients. recent years, individualized stratification has gained ground over simple chronological age-based assessment. elderly, frailty one strongest factors surgical outcomes both cervical thoracolumbar surgery, regardless technique used. Spine have worse terms duration hospital stay, degree functional recovery, complication, readmission, rates. However, benefit even very-elderly substantial. conclusion, decisions should be made based personalized assessment benefits surgery. Recent advanced techniques such as minimally invasive robotics assistance likely helpful minimizing Therefore, itself considered contraindication