title: Spinal Surgery Complications and Failures in Patients with Parkinsons Disease.
abstract: Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system affecting the substantia nigra in the midbrain. It accounts for 1.5% of the population in Europe over 60 years of age. Recent advances in the medical treatment of Parkinson's disease have improved the quality of life and life expectancy of the patients. However, it remains a debilitating disease. Spinal disorders are frequent in these patients, and as the population ages, more patients with Parkinson's disease are expected to require spinal surgery. Spinal surgery in patients with Parkinson's disease has been associated with an exceptionally high rate of complications; failures and reoperations are common, and patient outcomes are dismal.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sapkas
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mavrogenis
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Elias
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Papastathis
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsiavos
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, Athens University Medical School, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Vasilios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Igoumenou
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panayiotis D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Megaloikonomos
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galanopoulos
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soultanis
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Elias C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Papadopoulos
authors.affiliation: First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Panayiotis J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Papagelopoulos
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012086:Reoperation; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*