Instrumentation in lumbar fusion improves back pain but not quality of life 2 years after surgery

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 84, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-11

  Robinson, Yohan ^a   Michaëlsson, Karl ^a   Sandén, Bengt ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETURN TO WORK; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873900957     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2013.771300     Document Type: Article

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