A novel minimally invasive technique of inter-spinal distraction fusion surgery for single-level lumbar spinal stenosis in octogenarians: a retrospective cohort study

[1] Fehlings MG(2015)The aging of the global population: the changing epidemiology of disease and spinal disorders Neurosurgery 77 S1-5

[2] Tetreault L(2017)Survival, disabilities in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China: a cohort study Lancet 389 1619-1629

[3] Nater A(2009)Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: the Framingham Study Spine J 9 545-550

[4] Choma T(2018)Decompression with or without concomitant fusion in lumbar stenosis due to degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review Eur Spine J 27 1629-1643

[5] Harrop J(2011)Clinical features and surgical outcomes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients aged 80 years or older: a multi-center retrospective study Eur Spine J 20 240-246

[6] Mroz T(2017)Decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis in octogenarians; a single center experience of 121 consecutive patients Br J Neurosurg 31 67-71

[7] Santaguida C(2008)Long-term outcome of decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in octogenarians Eur Spine J 17 193-198

[8] Smith JS(2006)Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial JAMA 296 2441-2450

[9] Zeng Y(2018)Medical complications and mortality in octogenarians undergoing elective spinal fusion surgeries Acta Neurochir (Wien) 160 171-179

[10] Feng Q(2016)Predisposing characteristics of adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 41 1167-1172

[1] Fehlings MG(2015)The aging of the global population: the changing epidemiology of disease and spinal disorders Neurosurgery 77 S1-5

[2] Tetreault L(2017)Survival, disabilities in activities of daily living, and physical and cognitive functioning among the oldest-old in China: a cohort study Lancet 389 1619-1629

[3] Nater A(2009)Spinal stenosis prevalence and association with symptoms: the Framingham Study Spine J 9 545-550

[4] Choma T(2018)Decompression with or without concomitant fusion in lumbar stenosis due to degenerative spondylolisthesis: a systematic review Eur Spine J 27 1629-1643

[5] Harrop J(2011)Clinical features and surgical outcomes of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients aged 80 years or older: a multi-center retrospective study Eur Spine J 20 240-246

[6] Mroz T(2017)Decompression surgery for lumbar spinal canal stenosis in octogenarians; a single center experience of 121 consecutive patients Br J Neurosurg 31 67-71

[7] Santaguida C(2008)Long-term outcome of decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in octogenarians Eur Spine J 17 193-198

[8] Smith JS(2006)Surgical vs nonoperative treatment for lumbar disk herniation: the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT): a randomized trial JAMA 296 2441-2450

[9] Zeng Y(2018)Medical complications and mortality in octogenarians undergoing elective spinal fusion surgeries Acta Neurochir (Wien) 160 171-179

[10] Feng Q(2016)Predisposing characteristics of adjacent segment disease after lumbar fusion Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 41 1167-1172