Decompression of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Stabilization with Knodt Rods in the Elderly Patient
| Autor: | Frances K. Conley, Carol T. Cady, Robert E. Lieberson |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Spinal stenosis Decompression Neurogenic claudication Spinal Stenosis medicine Back pain Humans Elderly patient Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Lumbar spinal stenosis Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Orthopedic Fixation Devices Surgery Stenosis Spinal Fusion Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Myelography |
| Zdroj: | Neurosurgery. 26:758-763 |
| ISSN: | 1524-4040 0148-396X |
| DOI: | 10.1227/00006123-199005000-00004 |
| Popis: | We present a series of 25 elderly patients who exhibited signs and symptoms of neurogenic claudication and who were found to have one or two levels of spinal stenosis. At the time of decompressive surgery, excessive movement was found at the stenotic levels, so a simple stabilization procedure was performed using Knodt rods and a facet fusion. The expectation was that spine fixation would decrease the amount of postoperative back pain, which can be a result of continued abnormal mobility. All of the patients have been followed for 2 or more years. This elderly group of individuals tolerated surgery well, and long-term results were good. |
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