Spine Surgery in Geriatric Patients

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 435-438

  Nair, S ^a   Yu, C S ^a   Ngian, K S ^b   Wong, H P ^a   Low, Y P ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Complications of spine surgery; Elderly; Geriatric; Spine; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE DISEASE; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031243619     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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