The incidence of stroke among selected patients undergoing elective posterior lumbar fusion: a retrospective cohort study

The incidence of stroke among selected patients undergoing elective posterior lumbar fusion: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Although stroke is a rare complication among spinal surgery patients, the recognition of this adverse event is critical given the aging population undergoing surgical procedures. The objective of this study was to estimate the incidence of stroke among selected adults undergoing...

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Main Authors: Patrick J. Arena, Jingping Mo, Charu Sabharwal, Elizabeth Begier, Xiaofeng Zhou, Alejandra Gurtman, Qing Liu, Rongjun Shen, Charles Wentworth, Kui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Stroke
Posterior lumbar fusion
Epidemiology
Electronic healthcare records
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03631-5

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