Long-term health care utilisation and costs after spinal fusion in elderly patients

[摘要] Spinal fusion surgery rates in the elderly are increasing. Cost effectiveness analyses with relatively short-length follow-up have been performed. But the long-term effects in terms of health care use are largely unknown. The aim of the present study was to describe the long-term consequences of spinal fusion surgery in elderly patients on health care use and costs using a health care system perspective.

[学科分类] 骨科学

[关键词] Spinal stenosis;Spinal fusion;Elderly;Costs;Health care utilisation