Clinical outcomes after posterolateral lumbar fusion in workers compensation patients: A case-control study

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 1812-1817

  Carreon, Leah Y ^a   Glassman, Steven D ^a   Kantamneni, Neha R ^b   Mugavin, Mark O ^b   Djurasovic, Mladen ^a  

^a NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical outcomes; Oswestry Disability Index; SF 36, lumbar fusion; workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 77956419688     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181c68b75     Document Type: Article

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