Outcomes of adult spinal deformity surgery in octogenarians - How old is too old?
Despite greater pre-operative deformity, patients aged ≥ 80 years achieved comparable functional and radiographic outcomes to patients aged 65-79 and 50-64. Careful patient selection and pre-operative counseling are essential for optimizing outcomes in this growing surgical population.
Authors
- Seiji Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7597-0886)
- Naohiro KAWAMURA
- Yuki Onishi
- Hiroyuki Nakarai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-309X)
- Hideki NAKAMOTO
- Kosei Nagata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-1134)
- Yuta Nakayama
- Yuki Taniguchi
- Sakae Tanaka
- Yasushi Oshima
- Yusuke Sato
Institutions
- Soka University (JP)
- Japanese Red Cross Medical Center (JP)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Spine Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-025-09716-w
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00