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Age as a Risk Factor for Complications Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

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10

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28

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2021

Year

Michael Lawless, Doris Tong, Chad F. Claus, Connor Hanson, Chenxi Li, Clifford Houseman, Peter Bono, Boyd Richards, Prashant Kelkar, Muwaffak Abdulhak,
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Abstract

Age was not an independent risk factor for complications in patients that underwent ACDF. In the elderly, independent preoperative ambulation was especially protective for major complications.Level of Evidence: 3.

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