Surgical Outcome of Cervical Myelopathy in Elderly Patients

• Yone Kazunori

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Hayashi Kyoji

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Yamamoto Takuya

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Nagatomo Yoshimi

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Nagata Masahito

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Nakamura Shunsuke

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Matsunaga Shunji

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

• Komiya Setsuro

  Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 高齢者の圧迫性頚髄症の治療成績

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to clarify the efficacy and benefits of surgical treatment in elderly patients with cervical myelopathy. Postoperative JOA score and neurological improvement rate were lower in elderly patients than in younger adult patients. In most elderly patients with cervical myelopathy who did not undergo surgical treatment, however, neurological deficits worsened gradually. Moreover, the survival rate at five years after the first admission to our clinic was 0.915 in elderly patients who were treated surgically, but 0.745 in those who did not undergo surgical treatment, suggesting that surgical treatment should be performed even on elderly patients with cervical myelopathy.

Journal

• Orthopedics & Traumatology

  Orthopedics & Traumatology 55 (3), 293-296, 2006

  West-Japanese Society of Orthopedics & Traumatology

Keywords

• cervical myelopathy
• elderly patient
• surgical outcome
• survival rate

Details

• CRID: 1390001204936544384
• NII Article ID: 10018786698
• NII Book ID: AN00126582
• DOI: 10.5035/nishiseisai.55.293
• ISSN: 13494333
• ISSN: 00371033
• Web Site: https://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2007022606
• Text Lang: ja
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