Lumbar Spine Surgery in Patients with Parkinson Disease

Conclusions:
Despite a higher rate of complications than in the general population, the overall outcome of spine surgery in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson disease is good, with improvement of spine-related pain. A larger prospective study is warranted.

Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

Source: The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - October 21, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Schroeder, J. E., Hughes, A., Sama, A., Weinstein, J., Kaplan, L., Cammisa, F. P., Girardi, F. P. Tags: Spine Scientific Articles Source Type: research