Work status as a predictor of surgical outcome of discogenic low back pain

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2510-2515

  Anderson, Paul A ^a   Schwaegler, Paul E ^b   Cizek, Deborah ^b   Leverson, Glen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Orthopedics International   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion; Cage devices; Degenerative disc disease; Disability; Lumbar fusion; Predictors of disability; Surgical outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROLAND MORRIS SCORE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749513815     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000239180.14933.b7     Document Type: Article

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