Basic Summary for Spondylosis

Main name of condition: Spondylosis

What is Spondylosis?
  Brief description of Spondylosis: Spinal degeneration of the discs or spinal joints
  Parent types of Spondylosis: Spinal conditions, Neck conditions
  Organs Affected by Spondylosis: spine, neck

What causes Spondylosis?
Risk factors for Spondylosis: see risk factors for Spondylosis

What are the symptoms of Spondylosis?
Symptoms of Spondylosis: see symptoms of Spondylosis

How is it treated?
Treatments for Spondylosis: see treatments for Spondylosis

Society issues for Spondylosis
Hospitalization statistics for Spondylosis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Spondylosis:

0.109% (13,927) of hospital consultant episodes were for spondylosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
95% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
39% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
61% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for spondylosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for spondylosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for spondylosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
43% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
23% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
66% of hospital consultant episodes for spondylosis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.076% (40,025) of hospital bed days were for spondylosis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Last revision: June 18, 2003

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