Neurosurgical Spine Implants in Geriatric Patients Treated Surgically for Lumbar Stenosis

Introduction. The incidence of degenerative lumbar spine stenosis increases with age. While young people tend to have simple disc herniations with root compression, older people develop degenerative stenosis: facet joint hypertrophy, osteophytes, and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. A typical for seni...

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Published in:	Pielęgniarstwo Neurologiczne i Neurochirurgiczne
Main Authors:	Zygmunt Siedlecki, Emilia Główczewska-Siedlecka, Małgorzata Szafrańska, Maciej Śniegocki
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Państwowa Akademia Nauk Stosowanych we Włocławku 2021-09-01
Subjects:	elderly patients spine implants spine surgery
Online Access:	https://apcz.umk.pl/PNIN/article/view/37754