Title

Cervical disc disease in geriatric patients: A comparison study

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

European Journal of General Medicine

Abstract

Aim: Cervical disc disease (CDD) is a common clinical entity. This is a retrospective comparison study of surgical CDD outcomes in 285 geriatric patients (age > 65) and 2715 non-geriatric patients (age < 65). Methods: The geriatric group consisted of 146 men and 139 women, with mean age of 70.4 years. Results: Geriatric patients, when compared to non-geriatric patients, were more likely to present with chronic, multi-level, severe radiculopathy and myelopathy. Patients > 65 years old required more instrumentation use than patients < 65 years old. Conclusion: Overall outcomes were less favorable among geriatric patients, with significantly lower percentage of excellent/good outcomes, significantly greater percentage of poor outcomes, and more frequent clinically relevant recurrence. In addition, length of hospitalization was significantly greater in the geriatric patient group.

First Page

140

Last Page

143

DOI

10.29333/ejgm/82658

Publication Date

1-1-2009

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