1. FIGURE 1. Incidence of return to work was decreased and duration of missed work prolonged in the elderly vs nonelderly populations for those employed preoperatively.
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2. FIGURE 2. Significant and equivalent improvements in pain, disability, and quality of life at 1 year were reported by both elderly and nonelderly patients undergoing lumbar surgery for all included diagnosis types. Preoperative (Baseline) back pain visual analog scale (VAS), leg pain VAS, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and quality-adjusted life year (EQ-5D) were similar between elderly and nonelderly cohorts.
Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the US Health Care SystemPatient-Reported Outcomes in 4370 Patients From the N2 QOD Registry
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3. FIGURE 3. Significant and equivalent improvements in back pain (visual analog scale [VAS]) were reported by both elderly and nonelderly patients for each unique spine diagnosis.
Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the US Health Care SystemPatient-Reported Outcomes in 4370 Patients From the N2 QOD Registry
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4. FIGURE 4. Significant and equivalent improvements in leg pain (visual analog scale [VAS]) were reported by both elderly and nonelderly patients for each unique spine diagnosis.
Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the US Health Care SystemPatient-Reported Outcomes in 4370 Patients From the N2 QOD Registry
Neurosurgery. 2015;77(suppl_1):S125-S135. doi: /NEU
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5. FIGURE 5. Significant and equivalent improvements in disability Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were reported by both elderly and nonelderly patients for each unique spine diagnosis. Elderly patients had a slightly increased ODI benefit for recurrent disc herniation.
Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the US Health Care SystemPatient-Reported Outcomes in 4370 Patients From the N2 QOD Registry
Neurosurgery. 2015;77(suppl_1):S125-S135. doi: /NEU
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6. FIGURE 6. Significant and equivalent improvements in quality of life (EQ-5D) were reported by both elderly and nonelderly patients for each unique spine diagnosis. Elderly patients had a slightly increased quality-adjusted life year benefit for recurrent disc herniation.
Lumbar Surgery in the Elderly Provides Significant Health Benefit in the US Health Care SystemPatient-Reported Outcomes in 4370 Patients From the N2 QOD Registry
Neurosurgery. 2015;77(suppl_1):S125-S135. doi: /NEU
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