Trends in isolated lumbar spinal stenosis surgery among working US adults aged 40–64 years, 2010–2014
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Trends, major medical complications, and charges associated with surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in older adults.
CONTEXT In recent decades, the fastest growth in lumbar surgery occurred in older patients with spinal stenosis. Trials indicate that for selected patients, decompressive surgery offers an advantage over nonoperative treatment, but surgeons often recommend more invasive fusion procedures. Comorbidity is common in older patients, so benefits and risks must be carefully weighed in the choice of s...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1547-5654
DOI: 10.3171/2018.1.spine17964