Neurológia pre prax 5/2016

Possibility of surgical treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis in the elderly

The autors evaluate the results of surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis in patiens over 65 years of age. The group included 72 patients, of whom 31 women and 41 men, the average age of 69.7 years. Type of Surgery has always chosen so that the patient is burdened as little as possible postoperative complications and allow for rapid vertikalization. From the surgical techniques were performed laminectomy with or without instrumentation, simple decompres-sion or indirect decompression through the introduction of an interspinous implant. Patients were followed for 5 years. It was evaluated ODI, VAS and ODOM score and claudication interval prolongation.

Keywords: elderly patient, lumbar spinal stenosis, surgical treatment