Saturday, March 03, 2007

MINIMALLY INVASIVE LUMBAR SPINAL DECOMPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY: OUTCOMES OF 50 PATIENTS AGED 75 YEARS AND OLDER

Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylosis are major causes of morbidity among the elderly. Surgical decompression is an effective treatment, but many elderly patients are not considered as candidates for surgery based on age or comorbidities. Minimally invasive surgical techniques have recently been developed and used successfully for the treatment of lumbar spinal disease. Our objective was to examine the safety and efficacy of minimally invasive lumbar spinal surgery for elderly patients

.http://www.neurosurgery-online.com/pt/re/neurosurg/abstract.00006123-200703000-00010.htm;jsessionid=FpnGlJtP24G2kQVn9TPrJ2xgvhCGJRdH0JtrrVS4pcQpKSjhysTL!-2026702318!-949856145!8091!-1

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