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Spine surgery in geriatric patients: Sometimes unnecessary, too much, or too little

BACKGROUND: Although the frequency of spinal surgical procedures has been increasing, particularly in patients of age 65 and over (geriatric), multiple overlapping comorbidities increase their risk/complication rates. Nevertheless, sometimes these high-risk geriatric patients are considered for “unn...

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Autor principal: Epstein, Nancy E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3263001/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22276241
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.91408