The Impact of Older Age on Functional Recovery and Quality of Life Outcomes after Surgical Decompression for Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Results from an Ambispective, Propensity-Matched Analysis from the CSM-NA and CSM-I International, Multi-Center Studies.
Jamie R F WilsonJetan H BadhiwalaFan JiangJefferson R WilsonBranko KopjarAlexander R VaccaroMichael G FehlingsPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2019)
Elderly patients showed an improvement in functional and QOL outcomes after surgery for DCM, but the magnitude of improvement was less when compared to the matched younger adult cohort. An age over 70 was not associated with an increased risk of adverse events.