Tubercular spondylodiscitis in elderly is a more severe disease: a report of 66 consecutive patients.
Ajoy Prasad ShettyVibhu Krishnan ViswanathanRishi Mukesh KannaRajasekaran ShanmuganathanPublished 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 (2017)
TBS in elderly differed from that in younger by having a higher co-morbidities, later presentation, higher neuro-deficit, greater mortality and increased complications. Nevertheless, in those who survived, clinico-radiological outcomes of both conservative and surgical treatments were good.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- middle aged
- ejection fraction
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- community dwelling
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- early onset
- cardiovascular events
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss