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According to the Statistics Korea in 2020, the elderly population aged 65 or older accounted for 15.7% of the total population, and by 2025 it will reach 20.3%, which will enter the super-aged society. In an aging society, many degenerative diseases occur with age. In particular, the spine is a structure that acts as a pillar of our body, and as we age, degenerative changes come. Representative senile spinal diseases include disc disease, spinal stenosis, spinal spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, kyphosis, and flat back syndrome. This study intends to examine the epidemiologic characteristics and trends of senile spinal diseases using Korean Health Insurance Review &amp; Assessment Service database from 2010 to 2019. All of the senile spinal diseases have gradually increased in the number of patients and cost over the last 10 years. In addition, the proportion of those aged 60 and over increased among those diagnosed. And fusion surgery and discectomy also increased in the last 10 years, and the treatment cost and ratio of over 60 years old increased. Korea has already become an aging society. So, in the future, senile diseases will increase further, and among them, senile spinal diseases will steadily increase. As a result, the frequency and cost of surgery will continue to increase. Efforts are needed to understand this trend and to prevent senile spinal diseases. For example, regular exercise, proper posture and habits, adequate nutrition, and efforts such as quitting smoking should be required. When these efforts are made, more healthy old life will be achieved.

Epidemiology of senile spinal diseases: a study based on the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service database