Surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis in Individuals Aged 80 and Older: A Multicenter Observational Study

• Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2016-10, Vol.64 (10), p.2011-2018
• Main Authors: Giannadakis, Charalampis, Solheim, Ole, Jakola, Asgeir S., Nordseth, Trond, Gulati, Agnete M., Nerland, Ulf S., Nygaard, Øystein P., Solberg, Tore K., Gulati, Sasha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Back pain; Back Pain - diagnosis; Back Pain - epidemiology; Back Pain - etiology; Back surgery; Decompression, Surgical - adverse effects; Decompression, Surgical - methods; Decompression, Surgical - statistics & numerical data; Disability Evaluation; Female; Geriatrics; Humans; Laminectomy - adverse effects; Laminectomy - methods; Laminectomy - statistics & numerical data; Lumbar Vertebrae - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; neurosurgical procedures; Norway - epidemiology; Oldest old people; Pain, Postoperative - diagnosis; Pain, Postoperative - epidemiology; Pain, Postoperative - psychology; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; Registries; self-reported outcomes; spinal stenosis; Spinal Stenosis - diagnosis; Spinal Stenosis - epidemiology; Spinal Stenosis - surgery; spondylosis; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 0002-8614; 1532-5415
• DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14311

Objectives To compare clinical outcomes after decompressive surgery for central lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in individuals aged 80 and older with those of individuals aged 18–79. Design Prospective data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery. Setting Multicenter observational study. Participants Individuals with central LSS undergoing surgery at 36 orthopedic or neurosurgical departments (N = 1,503; 1,325 aged