Observations on the safety and efficacy of surgical decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis in geriatric patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 571-574

  Fredman, Brian ^a   Arinzon, Zeev ^b   Zohar, Edna ^a   Shabat, Shai ^b   Jedeikin, Robert ^a   Fidelman, Zeev G ^b   Gepstein, Reuven ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Geriatric patients; Lumbar spinal canal stenosis; Surgical outcome

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036456507     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-002-0409-7     Document Type: Article

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