Revision Surgery for Short Segment Fusion Influences Postoperative Low Back Pain and Lower Extremity Pain: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Patient-Based Evaluation

Introduction: Patients treated with revision surgery after lumbar decompression with fusion typically have persistent low back pain and lower extremity numbness compared with patients treated with only primary surgery. No well-designed study has investigated the persistence and degree of pain after...

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Main Authors: Takashi Hirai, Toshitaka Yoshii, Hiroyuki Inose, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Masato Yuasa, Shuta Ushio, Satoru Egawa, Keigo Hirai, Atsushi Okawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2018-07-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/2/3/2_2017-0048/_pdf/-char/en