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10549704

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
This study was conducted to evaluate functional outcome in patients 70 years of age or older undergoing major spinal reconstruction and fusion to sacrum. Data pertaining to operative course was retrieved from patient charts, and a validated outcome instrument was administered to the patients before surgery and as long as 24 months after surgery. Results of outcome analysis showed that before surgery 7 of 12 (58%) patients were functioning poorly and 5 of 12 (42%) were at risk of poor outcome. After 24 months of follow-up, only 3 of 12 (25%) patients were functioning poorly, whereas 10 of 12 (83%) registered a psychological profile consistent with risk of poor outcome. However, difference in functional improvement between preoperative and postoperative data was significant. Patients who are candidates for extensive spinal surgery in later life can expect to improve their overall function and activities of daily living.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0895-0385
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
402-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Major spinal surgery in septuagenarians: does it improve patient function?
pubmed:affiliation
Seattle Spine Group and Division of Orthopaedics, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article