ISSLS Prize winner: Long-term follow-up suggests spinal fusion is associated with increased adjacent segment disc degeneration but without influence on clinical outcome: results of a combined follow-up from 4 randomized controlled trials.
STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of long-term follow-up (LTFU) data from 4 randomized controlled trials of operative versus nonoperative treatment for chronic low back pain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the influence of spinal fusion on adjacent segment disc space height as an indicator of disc degen...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
2014
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