Late postoperative results in 1000 work related lumbar spine conditions

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-108

  Berger, Emile ^a,b   Gjerris, Fleming ^c   Matz, Marshall I ^d   Goodkin, Robert ^e   Pawl, Ronald P ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Station Cote St Luc   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^d School of Medicine ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Failed back; Outcome analysis; Periradicular fibrosis; Workman's Compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0033766953     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(00)00283-4     Document Type: Article

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