Lumbar degeneration and quality of life in patients with lumbar disc herniation: a case-control long-term follow-up study

Background and purpose: Adults treated surgically for lumbar disc herniation in adolescence have a higher degree of lumbar disc degeneration than controls. We aimed to establish whether the degree of lumbar degeneration differs at diagnosis or at follow-up between surgically and non-surgically trea...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Pontén, Tobias Lagerbäck, Sebastian Blomé, Karin Jensen, Mikael Skorpil, Paul Gerdhem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2024-02-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/39944