Elective Lumbar Decompression With Fusion Is Associated With Increased Mortality Compared With Decompression Alone: A National Propensity-Matched Analysis of Aging Cohorts
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Study DesignPropensity-matched cohort study.ObjectivesTo evaluate short/mid-term safety and mortality of elective lumbar decompression alone (LD) versus lumbar decompression with fusion (LDF) for degenerative lumbar disease in octogenarians and the aging patie... ...