Increased rates of dysphagia, longer length of stay, nonroutine discharge, and higher hospital costs in patients over 65 undergoing single-level cervical disc arthroplasty: A propensity score-matched analysis.

J Craniovertebr Junction Spine · 2025 · PMC12029386 · PMID 40292160

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Nonroutine discharge was more common in the 40–65 cohort (5.1%) compared to the 18-39 cohort (3.1%), though this difference did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.172).

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