Does Age Affect the Rate of Spinal Nerve Injury after Selective Neck Dissection? Age as a Prognostic Factor of Spinal Nerve Injury after Selective Neck Dissection.

This study suggests that age is a significant risk factor for spinal nerve injury following SND in patients with head and neck cancer. Older patients are more likely to experience spinal nerve injury after SND than younger patients. The findings of this study may help in the development of strategies to prevent spinal nerve injury in older patients undergoing SND for head and neck cancer.