Outcomes and Complications of Surgery for Symptomatic Spinal Metastases; a Comparison Between Patients Aged ≥ 70 and <70.
Jiong Hao Jonathan TanJames Thomas Patrick Decourcy HallinanShi Wei AngTuan Hao TanHwee Inn Joelle TanLe Tian Isaac TanQinxiang Shant SinRenick LeeHwee Weng Dennis HeyYiong Huak ChanKa Po Gabriel LiuAravind KumarPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
≥70-yrs patients have comparable outcomes to <70-yr old patients with no significant increase in complication rates. Age should not be a determining factor in deciding surgical management of spinal metastases.