Elderly Patients Achieving Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Comparable with Those of Younger Patients Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Elderly Patients Achieving Clinical and Radiological Outcomes Comparable with Those of Younger Patients Following Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Study DesignRetrospective analysis of prospective database.PurposeTo compare 2-year clinical and radiological outcomes after minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) among “middle-age” (50–64.99 years), “young-old” (65–74.99 years), and “old-old” (>75 years) patients.O...

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Main Authors: Joshi Nikhil N., Joel Wei-An Lim, William Yeo, Wai-Mun Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2017-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
Lumbar spine
Elderly patients
Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
Clinical outcomes
Minimal clinical important differences
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-11-230.pdf

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