Highlights: With increased life expectancy, spine problems are more prevalent in old age Spine problems can reduce the quality of life in old age Most of these spine problems can be managed with out surgery Surgery is required in a small percentage of patients With advent of modern techniques and better surgical training, spine surgery can be done in older patients with a very high success rate
Gone are the days when senior citizens would like to retire from their active lifestyle and be confined to the walls of their own houses.
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