Impact of the preoperative nutritional status on postoperative kyphosis in geriatric patients undergoing cervical laminoplasty.

Eiji TakasawaYoichi IizukaSho IshiwataYohei KakutaKazuhiro InomataYusuke TomomatsuShunsuke ItoAkira HondaTokue MiedaHirotaka Chikuda

Published 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 (2022)

Among geriatric CSM patients, preoperative malnutrition was closely associated with the increased occurrence of cervical kyphosis after laminoplasty. Our results underscore the importance of preoperative nutritional assessment and management in geriatric populations undergoing cervical spine surgery, as malnutrition is a perioperative modifiable risk factor.

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patients undergoing
end stage renal disease
hip fracture
newly diagnosed
risk factors
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
risk assessment
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
acute kidney injury