Is there a rational basis for post-surgical lifting restrictions? 1. Current understanding

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 170-178

  Magnusson, Marianne L ^a   Pope, Malcolm H ^a   Wilder, David G ^b   Szpalski, Marek ^c   Spratt, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c Centre Hospitalier Moliere Longchamp   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lifting; NIOSH; Ow back pain; Return to work; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; JOINT STIFFNESS; LAMINECTOMY; LOW BACK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE SURGERY; WEIGHT BEARING;

DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LIFTING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINE;

EID: 0032999691     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050153     Document Type: Article

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