Research Article, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 3
Does Addition of Instrumentation Increase Complication Rates in Lumbar Spinal Degenerative Diseases in Elderly Patients?
Feyza Karagoz Guzey1*, Serkan K�±t�±s2, Azmi Tufan1, Cihan Isler1, Mustafa Vatansever1, Ozgur Aktas1,Yucel H�±tay1, Abdurrahim Tas1, Erhan Emel3, Hakan Sey�±thanoglu2 and Nezih Ozkan4 | |
1Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey | |
2Bezmialem Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey | |
3Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey | |
4Abant Izzet Baysal Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey | |
Corresponding author : Feyza Karagoz Guzey Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey Tel: 90-2124404000; Fax: 90-2125312617 E-mail: fkarag@yahoo.com |
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Received: January 20, 2014 Accepted: March 13, 2014 Published: March 19, 2014 | |
Citation: Karagoz Guzey F, Kitis s,Tufan A, Isler C,Vatansever M, et al. (2014) Does Addition of Instrumentation Increase Complication Rates in Lumbar Spinal Degenerative Diseases in Elderly Patients?. J Spine Neurosurg 3:3 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000142 |
Abstract
Does Addition of Instrumentation Increase Complication Rates in Lumbar Spinal Degenerative Diseases in Elderly Patients?
To correlate the complication rates involved in spinal decompression and instrumentation performed for lumbar degenerative diseases in the elderly patients according to decompression alone.