Adult's Degenerative Scoliosis: Midterm Results of Dynamic Stabilization without Fusion in Elderly Patients—Is It Effective?

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</svg></span></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Deg. spondylolisthesis</td><td align="center">42%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Stenosis</td><td align="center">91%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Prev. spinal surgery</td><td align="center">33%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Leg pain</td><td align="center">100%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Back pain</td><td align="center">73%</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Claudicatio</td><td align="center">82%</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Table 1: Adult's Degenerative Scoliosis: Midterm Results of Dynamic Stabilization without Fusion in Elderly Patients—Is It Effective? 