A multicenter study of 1-year mortality and walking capacity after spinal fusion surgery for cervical fracture in elderly patients
Year: 2022
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The 1-year mortality and functional prognoses of patients who received surgery for cervical trauma in the elderly remains unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the rates of, and factors associated with mortality and the deterioration in walking capacity occurring 1 year after spinal fusion surgery for cervical fractures in patients 65 years of age or older. METHODS: Three hundred thirteen patients aged 65 years or more with a traumatic cervical fracture who received spinal fusion surgery were enrolled. The patients were divided into a survival group and a mortality group, or a maintained walking capacity group and a deteriorated walking capacity group. We compared patients' backgrounds, trauma, and surgical parameters between the two groups. To identify factors associated with mortality or a deteriorated walking capacity 1 year postoperatively, a multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted. RESULTS: One year postoperatively, the rate of mortality was 8%. A higher Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score, a more severe the American Spinal Cord Injury Association impairment scale (AIS), and longer surgical time were identified as independent factors associated with an increase in 1-year mortality. The rate of deterioration in walking capacity between pre-trauma and 1 year postoperatively was 33%. A more severe AIS, lower albumin (Alb) and hemoglobin (Hb) values, and a larger number of fused segments were identified as independent factors associated with the increased risk of deteriorated walking capacity 1 year postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS: The 1-year rate of mortality after spinal fusion surgery for cervical fracture in patients 65 years of age or older was 8%, and its associated factors were a higher CCI score, a more severe AIS, and a longer surgical time. The rate of deterioration in walking capacity was 33%, and its associated factors were a more severe AIS, lower Alb, lower Hb values, and a larger number of fused segments.
Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Authors: Takeshi Sasagawa, Noriaki Yokogawa, Hiroyuki Hayashi, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya, Kei Ando, Hiroaki Nakashima, Naoki Segi, Kota Watanabe, Satoshi Nori, Kazuki Takeda, Takeo Furuya, Atsushi Yunde, Shota Ikegami, Masashi Uehara, Hidenori Suzuki, Yasuaki Imajo, Toru Funayama, Fumihiko Eto, Akihiro Yamaji, Ko Hashimoto, Yoshito Onoda, Kenichiro Kakutani, Yuji Kakiuchi, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Kenji Kato, Yoshinori Terashima, Ryosuke Hirota, Tomohiro Yamada, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Yohei Haruta, Shoji Seki, Hitoshi Tonomura, Munehiro Sakata, Hiroshi Uei, Hirokatsu Sawada, Hiroyuki Tominaga, Hiroto Tokumoto, Takashi Kaito, Yoichi Iizuka, Eiji Takasawa, Yasushi Oshima, Hidetomi Terai, Koji Tamai, Bungo Otsuki, Masashi Miyazaki, Hideaki Nakajima, Kazuo Nakanishi, Kosuke Misaki, Gen Inoue, Katsuhito Kiyasu, Koji Akeda, Norihiko Takegami, Toshitaka Yoshii, Masayuki Ishihara, Seiji Okada, Yasuchika Aoki, Katsumi Harimaya, Hideki Murakami, Ken Ishii, Seiji Ohtori, Shiro Imagama, Satoshi Kato
Institutions: Kanazawa University, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Tonami General Hospital, Nagoya University, Keio University, Keio University Hospital, Shizuoka Red Cross Hospital, Chiba University, Shinshu University, Yamaguchi University, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Seinan Medical Center Hospital, Tohoku University, Kobe University, Nagoya City University, Sapporo Medical University, Hokkaido Orthopedic Surgery Memorial Hospital, Hamamatsu University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Nagoya Kyouritsu Hospital, Kyushu University, University of Toyama, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Shiga Hospital, Nihon University, Kagoshima University, The University of Osaka, Gunma University, University of Tokyo Hospital, Osaka City University, Kyoto University, Oita University, University of Fukui, Kawasaki Medical School, Kitasato University, Kōchi University, Mie University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Kansai Medical University Hospital, Eastern Chiba Medical Center, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Mita Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare Narita Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,690
OpenAlex ID: W4294094041