Is there a rational basis for post-surgical lifting restrictions? 2. Possible scientific approach

European Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-186

  Pope, Malcolm H ^a   Magnusson, Marianne L ^a   Wilder, David G ^b   Goel, Vijay K ^b   Spratt, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

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

DISKECTOMY; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; SPINE;

EID: 0033041142     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050154     Document Type: Article

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