Effects of surgical treatment for cervical spondylotic myelopathy in patients ≥70 years of age:: A retrospective comparative study

The objective of this study was to compare efficacy of cervical surgery for myelopathy in patients greater than or equal to70 and greater than or equal to60 years of age. Forty patients greater than or equal to70 years and 50 patients less than or equal to60 years of age with MRI and CT proven myelopathy were neurologically assessed using the JOA score. Three operative procedures were per-formed: anterior spinal fusion, laminoplasty, and laminectomy. Postoperatively, patients exhibited comparable outcomes irrespective of age or operative procedure performed. The only exception was the increase in postoperative neurologic complications noted for the older individuals with greater comorbidities.