Relationship between the length of time off work preoperatively and clinical outcome at 24-month follow-up in patients undergoing total disc replacement or fusion

Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 360-365

  Rohan Jr , Michael X ^a   Ohnmeiss, Donna D ^a   Guyer, Richard D ^a   Zigler, Jack E ^a   Blumenthal, Scott L ^a   Hochschuler, Stephen H ^a   Sachs, Barton L ^a   Rashbaum, Ralph F ^a  

^a TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion; Lumbar spine; Surgical outcome; Time off work; Total disc replacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL FUSION; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64849108270     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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