Tag: Retrospective Studies
Minimum 25-year outcome and functional assessment of lumbar discectomy.
Posted: July 12, 2016 at 1:59 pm / Degenerative
This paper is a retrospective review on 348 consecutive patients who had lumbar discectomy surgery between 1973 and 1979 by the orthopedic department of Federico II Hospital in Naples, Italy. Seven different surgeons participated in the surgical treatments. Two Hundred One (201) patients agreed to participate in follow-up, either by mail or by an in […]
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Surgery for spinal stenosis: long-term reoperation rates, health care cost, and impact of instrumentation.
Posted: May 5, 2016 at 8:18 am / Degenerative
There has been a significant increase in the rates of spinal fusion in the past 15 years in the United States. This study attempted to identify the efficacy and costs associated with this trend. This study by Lad et al provided a retrospective cohort analysis of a population that underwent spinal stenosis surgery between 2002 […]
