Journal of Spine

Christian Meznik

Publications

• Research Article
  Perioperative Complication Rate using Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion Techniques in Elderly and Obese Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Disease
  Author(s): Wolfgang Senker, Christian Meznik, Alexander Avian Mag and Andrea BergholdWolfgang Senker, Christian Meznik, Alexander Avian Mag and Andrea Berghold
  
  Background: Minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) is associated with less blood loss, faster recovery, and less perioperative morbidity while yielding similar results as those achieved with open procedures. The risk of periand postoperative complications in the elderly and obese patients is a much debated issue. MIS has been poorly investigated in aged and obese patients. Objective: The aim of the present study is to establish whether MIS techniques are a safe and adequate tool in these patients. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 33 patients aged 65 years or older, undergoing minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques, in order to identify the risk of peri- and postoperative morbidity in the obese. Obesity was classified according to the body mass index (BMI). Results: Any harmful event wa.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000117

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