Age Is Just a Number (Especially After a PCDF)

July 13, 2026 1 min read Premium comments

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Spine SurgerySpine Journalageposterior cervical decompression and fusionpatient-reported outcomes

Posterior cervical decompression and fusion has long been one of spine surgery's great equalizers. Whether patients arrive with a few gray hairs or qualify for the early-bird special, the question remains the same: Does age change what patients get out of surgery?

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