Surgical Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy in the Elderly: Outcomes in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older

Study Design. Retrospective multicenter study. Objective. We aimed to assess the outcomes following posterior cervical decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) in a large sample of patients older than 80 years. Summary of Background Data. Although age is a predictor of surgical outcomes for CSM, most previous studies have only investigated the effect of age for patients aged 65 to 75 years, and surgical outcomes remain unclear for older patients. Methods. Patients older than 50 years who underwent posterior cervical decompression for CSM were enrolled from 17 institutions. The patients were grouped into a young–old group (
Source: Spine - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: CERVICAL SPINE Source Type: research
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