Clinical outcomes and safety assessment in elderly patients undergoing decompressive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective study.

AS, Jakola; A, Sørlie; S, Gulati; OP, Nygaard; S, Lydersen; T, Solberg

doi:10.1186/1471-2482-10-34

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Clinical outcomes and safety assessment in elderly patients undergoing decompressive laminectomy for lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective study.

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Jakola AS

Sørlie A

Gulati S

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>To assess safety, risk factors and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with spinal stenosis after decompressive laminectomy.<h4>Methods</h4>A prospective cohort of patients 70 years and older with spinal stenosis undergoing conventional laminectomy without fusion (n = 101) were ...

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