Temporal analysis of complication rates of cervical spine surgery for degenerative spine disease between younger and older cohorts using the CSORN registry: Is age just a number?
Uchenna AjokuMichael G JohnsonGreg McIntoshKen ThomasChristopher S BaileyHamilton HallCharles G FisherNeil MansonY Raja RampersaudNicolas DeaSean ChristieEdward AbrahamMichael H WeberRaphaele Charest-MorinNajmedden AttabibAndré le RouxPhilippe PhanJerome PaquetPeter LewkoniaMichael GoytanPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)
Following degenerative cervical spine surgery, the older and younger age groups had significantly different complication rates at peri-operative time points, and the intra-operative and 3-month post-operative complication rates were similar in the groups.