Posterior stabilization with polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rods and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) with titanium rods for single-level lumbar spine degenerative disease in patients above 70 years of age

BACKGROUND: Given the lack of guidelines regarding the operative management of elderly patients needing lumbar spine fusion for degenerative disease, it is often difficult to balance between invasiveness respecting the fragile spine and geriatric comorbidities. AIM: To compare reoperation rates and...

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Autores principales: Kamenova, M., Li, E., Soleman, J., Fiebig, O., Mehrkens, A., Schaeren, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
Materias:
Orthopaedic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10192161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35511354
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-022-04448-8

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