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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |