The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of surgery on the elderly patients with DSD.
This study based on observation and follow up of elderly patients underwent for surgery for degenrtative lumbar spine diseases and the effectiveness of the surgery on the quality of their life.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
49
Discectomy, lumbar fusion or laminectomy
Mahmoud
Asyut, Egypt
Visual analogue scale (VAS).
Subjective measurement for back and leg pain.The highest degree which consider worse is 8-10 and the degree which consider better is 0-3
Time frame: baseline
Oswestry Disability Index.
To measure satisfaction of the patient and the functional disability. The score 0-20 consider better and the score 40-100 consider worse
Time frame: baseline
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