Clinical outcome of instrumented fusion for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome: a case series of 100 patients
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- 16 May 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Acta Neurochirurgica
- Vol. 154 (7), 1213-1217
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-012-1380-7
Abstract
Failed back surgery syndrome is defined as persistent chronic low-back pain and/or leg pain lasting more than 1 year, despite of one or more surgical procedures. Instrumented spinal fusion has been offered by surgeons as a potential treatment to recover from pain and functional disability. Factors contributing to good outcome of instrumented spinal fusion have not been investigated extensively. This study evaluated the global perceived recovery and functional status of patients after instrumented fusion for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome.Keywords
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