Surgical trends and regional variation in Danish patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis between 2002 and 2018: a retrospective registry-based study of 83,783 patients

Surgical trends and regional variation in Danish patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis between 2002 and 2018: a retrospective registry-based study of 83,783 patients

Abstract Background Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the most common reason for spine surgery in older people. However, surgery rates vary widely both internationally and nationally. This study compared patient and sociodemographic characteristics, geographical location and comorbidity between surgic...

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Main Authors: Rikke Krüger Jensen, Christian Volmar Skovsgaard, Dorthe Schøler Ziegler, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen, Rune Mygind Mieritz, Andreas K. Andresen, Jan Hartvigsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Lumbar spinal stenosis
Surgery
Decompression
Fusion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09638-7

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09638-7

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