Spinal fusion surgery rates at 12 months post participation were compared.Compared to non-participants, digital MSK participants had lower rates of spinal fusion surgery in the post-period (0.7% versus 1.6%; p <0.001). Additionally, in the augmented inverse probability weighting (AIPW) model, ...
When a surgeon and patient decide to move ahead withspine surgery for low back pain, it is crucial that they have clear and detailed conversations about the type and purpose of the surgery, including the risks, healing process, recovery time, return to activities and activity restrictions, and ...
Eighty adult patients, 33 men and 47 women, mean age 46 years (SD 11.8, range 19–74 years), were evaluated 5 years after lowback surgery. The mean du
An unnecessary back surgery is performed on an older adult every eight minutes, putting thousands of patients at risk and increasing Medicare spending, according tonewresearchfrom the Lown Institute. Researchers analyzed hospital data for common back surgeries, including spinal fusion, laminectom...
Groopman, writing from personal experience with chronic back pain and a spinal fusion surgery, discusses back pain as intelligently as any medical expert I’ve come across, but he does so in a way that will fascinate patients. In this chapter, his discussion of back pain is placed in the ...
But does surgery afford better outcomes to patients with chronic low back pain? Several studies have examined this issue. A previous large trial of surgery for lumbar spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis demonstrated that surgery did not improve pain or disability compared with usual care on intent-...
In view of the increased frequency of anterior lumbar surgery with the strong promotion of disc replacement, the findings in the present small retrospective pilot study should be tested in larger prospective trials. 展开 关键词: Sexual dysfunction Orgasm Ejaculation Spinal fusion Low back pain ...
Disclosed herein is a system and implant designed for use in short segment anterior fusion of a patient's spine after the removal of a diseased or injured anterior vertebral body. The system includes the placement of the cylinder of the implant in an intraosseous location for added safety, and...
Chronic low back pain, with or without radiating lower extremity pain, is a ubiquitous problem. In the United States, in particular, there is a high rate of low back surgery per capita, and a correspondingly large population of patients with persistent o
To systematically assess benefits and harms of surgery for nonradicular back pain with common degenerative changes, radiculopathy with herniated lumbar disc, and symptomatic spinal stenosis. Although back surgery rates continue to increase, there is uncertainty or controversy about utility of back surgery...