Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar foraminotomy for octogenarian patients
BackgroundRadiculopathy caused by lumbar foraminal stenosis in older people has become more common in the aging general population. However, patients aged ≥80 years rarely undergo conventional open surgery under general anesthesia because of the high risk of peri-operative morbidity and adverse even...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-02-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2024.1324843/full |