Systematic review of randomized trials comparing lumbar fusion surgery to nonoperative care for treatment of chronic back pain

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 816-823

  Mirza, Sohail K ^a,b   Deyo, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Discogenic back pain; Lumbar fusion; Rehabilitation; Surgery; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR SPINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147166107     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000259225.37454.38     Document Type: Article

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