Lumbar fusion compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-8

  Saltychev, Mikhail ^a   Eskola, Merja ^a   Laimi, Katri ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chronic low back pain; Clinical trial; Fusion; Lumbar fusion; Meta analysis; Randomized; Rehabilitation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84894069166     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: 14735660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e328363ba4b     Document Type: Review

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