Outcomes of Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases

Assiut University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases

Treatments: Procedure: lumbar surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06540274

Lumbar spine surgery in elders

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of surgery on the elderly patients with DSD.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 49 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients of both genders with age above 65 years with Low Back Pain and disability.
• Pt with clinical diagnosis of degenerative lumbar spine disease.
• Pt with MRI showing Degenerative lumbar spine disease need surgical intervention.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients having malignancy, vertebral fractures, trauma, inflammatory illnesses, and infection.
• Patients with degenerative conditions in the cervical and /or thoracic spine.