Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8804426 | The Spine Journal | 2018 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Patients older than 80 years have a higher osteoporotic status and comorbidities, which may lead to longer operative times and greater blood loss, with poorer radiographic outcomes. However, the clinical results were not affected. With appropriate patient selection, the age of >80 years is not a negative predictive factor for instrumented surgery for degenerative spondylolisthesis.
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Jen-Chung MD, Wen-Jer MD,