Fusion and nonsurgical treatment for symptomatic lumbar degenerative disease: a systematic review of Oswestry Disability Index and MOS Short Form-36 outcomes

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 747-755

  Carreon, Leah Y ^a   Glassman, Steven D ^a   Howard, Jennifer ^a  

^a NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbar fusion; ODI; SF 36; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; SOCIETY; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49849087664     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.06.013     Document Type: Review

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