Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8623641 | Scandinavian Journal of Pain | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Outcome was good after lumbar disc operations but less favourable after stabilizing surgery and decompression regarding pain, functional capacity and quality of life. Implications. This study offers important information about outcome after lumbar spine surgery in Oulu University Hospital. It also brings out that in Finland we need systematic national spine register, with accurate pre- and postoperative data.
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Authors
Voitto Järvimäki, Lotta Juurikka, Merja Vakkala, Hannu Kautiainen, Maija Haanpää,