A systematic literature review of time to return to work and narcotic use after lumbar spinal fusion using minimal invasive and open surgery techniques

A systematic literature review of time to return to work and narcotic use after lumbar spinal fusion using minimal invasive and open surgery techniques

Abstract Background Chronic low back pain is a common health problem for adult workers and causes an enormous economic burden. With the improvement of minimally invasive surgical techniques (MIS) in spinal fusion and the development of fusion devices, more lumbar operations are today being performed...

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Main Authors: Xuan Wang, Benny Borgman, Simona Vertuani, Jonas Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Lumbar spinal fusion
Minimal invasive surgery
Open surgery
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion
Posterolateral fusion
Posterior lumbar interbody fusion
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2398-6

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